2And the people came to Bethel, and sat there till evening before God, and they lifted up their voices and wept bitterly.


In Context

1 Now the men of Israel had sworn at Mizpah, |No one of us shall give his daughter in marriage to Benjamin.|

2 And the people came to Bethel, and sat there till evening before God, and they lifted up their voices and wept bitterly.

3 And they said, |O LORD, the God of Israel, why has this come to pass in Israel, that there should be today one tribe lacking in Israel?|

4 And on the morrow the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.

Judges 21:2 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

21:2The people went to Bethel, where they sat before God until evening, raising their voices and weeping bitterly.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:2And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore;

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

21:2And they all came to the house of God in Silo, and abiding before him till the evening, lifted up their voices, and began to lament and weep, saying:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

21:2And the people came to Beth-el, and sat there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

21:2And the people came to Beth-el, and sat there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:2And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till evening before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept bitterly;

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:2The people came to Bethel, and sat there until evening before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept severely.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

21:2And the people come in to Beth-El, and sit there till the evening before God, and lift up their voice, and weep — a great weeping,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:2And the people came to the house of God, and stayed there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore;