Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The sons of Israel
King James Version
And the children of Israel inquired of the LORD, (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,
Holman Bible
Then the Israelites inquired of the Lord. In those days, the ark of the covenant
International Standard Version
The Israelis inquired of the LORD, since the Ark of the Covenant was there at that time
A Conservative Version
And the sons of Israel asked of LORD (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,
American Standard Version
And the children of Israel asked of Jehovah (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,
Amplified
And the sons of Israel inquired of the Lord (for the ark of the covenant of God was there [at Bethel] in those days,
Bible in Basic English
And the children of Israel made request to the Lord, (for the ark of the agreement of the Lord was there in those days,
Darby Translation
And the people of Israel inquired of the LORD (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,
Julia Smith Translation
And the sons of Israel will ask in Jehovah, (and there the ark of the covenant of God in those days,
King James 2000
And the children of Israel inquired of the LORD, (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,
Lexham Expanded Bible
And the {Israelites} inquired of Yahweh (In those days the ark of the covenant of God [was] there,
Modern King James verseion
And the sons of Israel inquired of Jehovah (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And they asked the LORD - for there was the ark of the covenant of God, in those days;
NET Bible
The Israelites asked the Lord (for the ark of God's covenant was there in those days;
New Heart English Bible
The children of Israel asked of the LORD (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,
The Emphasized Bible
And the sons of Israel asked of Yahweh, - there, being the ark of the covenant of God, in those days;
Webster
And the children of Israel inquired of the LORD, (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,
World English Bible
The children of Israel asked of Yahweh (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,
Youngs Literal Translation
And the sons of Israel ask of Jehovah, -- and there is the ark of the covenant of God in those days,
Themes
Ark » In the tabernacle. Called the ark » An oracle of God
Ark » In the tabernacle. Called the ark » Set up in shiloh
Ark of the covenant » The israelites inquired of the lord before
the Armies of israel » Before going to war » Consulted the lord
tribe of Benjamin » Almost annihilated for protecting the men of gibeah
Enquiring of God » General examples of
Interlinear
Sha'al
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Judges 20:27
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Punishment Of Benjamin
26
The people of Israel went up to Bethel and mourned. They sat there in Jehovah's presence and fasted until evening. They offered fellowship sacrifices and burned some sacrifices whole in the presence of Jehovah.
27 The sons of Israel
Phrases
Cross References
Joshua 18:1
The whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh. They set up the tabernacle of the congregation there. The land was subdued before them.
Judges 20:18
The Israelites went to the house of God at Bethel, and there they asked God: Which of us should attack the Benjaminites first? Jehovah answered: The tribe of Judah.
1 Samuel 4:3-4
The army of Israel retreated to their camp. The leaders of Israel asked: Why has Jehovah used the Philistines to defeat us today? Let us get the Ark of Jehovah's Covenant from Shiloh so that he may be with us and save us from our enemies.
Numbers 27:21
He will depend on Eleazar the priest, who will learn my will by using the Urim and Thummim. In this way Eleazar will direct Joshua and the whole congregation of Israel in all their affairs.
Judges 20:23
They mourned in the presence of Jehovah until evening. They asked him if they should go again in battle against their brothers the Benjaminites? Jehovah's answer was: Yes.
Psalm 78:60-61
He abandoned his dwelling place in Shiloh, the tent where he had lived among humans.
Isaiah 59:1
The hand of Jehovah is not too weak to save or his ear too deaf to hear.
Jeremiah 7:12
But go to my place in Shiloh, where I made my name dwell from the beginning, and see what I did to it because of the wickedness of my people Israel.