Judges 20:27

27 And the Israelites inquired of the LORD. (In those days the ark of the covenant of God was there,

Judges 20:27 in Other Translations

27 And the children of Israel enquired of the LORD, (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,

27 And the people of Israel inquired of the LORD (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,

27 The Israelites went up seeking direction from the LORD . (In those days the Ark of the Covenant of God was in Bethel,

27 And they again inquired of God. The Chest of God's Covenant was there at that time with

27 Then the Israelites inquired of the Lord. In those days, the ark of the covenant of God was there,

Judges 20:27 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 20:27

And the children of Israel inquired of the Lord
By the Word of the Lord, as the Targum, and which has the same expression in ( Judges 20:18 Judges 20:23 ) for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days; in Shiloh, where the tabernacle was.

Judges 20:27 In-Context

25 This time, when the Benjamites came out from Gibeah to oppose them, they cut down another eighteen thousand Israelites, all of them armed with swords.

26 Then all the Israelites, the whole army, went up to Bethel, and there they sat weeping before the LORD. They fasted that day until evening and presented burnt offerings and fellowship offerings to the LORD.

27 And the Israelites inquired of the LORD. (In those days the ark of the covenant of God was there,

28 with Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, ministering before it.) They asked, “Shall we go up again to fight against the Benjamites, our fellow Israelites, or not?” The LORD responded, “Go, for tomorrow I will give them into your hands.”

29 Then Israel set an ambush around Gibeah.

Cross References

• 1. S Judges 18:5
• 2. S Numbers 10:33; Joshua 18:1