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


In Context

1 The men of Israel had taken an oath at Mizpah: "Not one of us will give his daughter in marriage to a Benjamite."

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

3 "O LORD , the God of Israel," they cried, "why has this happened to Israel? Why should one tribe be missing from Israel today?"

4 Early the next day the people built an altar and presented burnt offerings and fellowship offerings.

Judges 21:2 in Other Translations

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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:2And the people came to Bethel, and sat there till evening before God, and they lifted up their voices and wept bitterly.

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;