18The children of Israel arose, and went up to Bethel, and asked counsel of God; and they said, |Who shall go up for us first to battle against the children of Benjamin?| Yahweh said, |Judah shall go up first.|


In Context

15 The children of Benjamin were numbered on that day out of the cities twenty-six thousand men who drew the sword, besides the inhabitants of Gibeah, who were numbered seven hundred chosen men.

16 Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men left-handed; everyone could sling stones at a hair-breadth, and not miss.

17 The men of Israel, besides Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men who drew sword: all these were men of war.

18 The children of Israel arose, and went up to Bethel, and asked counsel of God; and they said, |Who shall go up for us first to battle against the children of Benjamin?| Yahweh said, |Judah shall go up first.|

19 The children of Israel rose up in the morning, and encamped against Gibeah.

20 The men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin; and the men of Israel set the battle in array against them at Gibeah.

Judges 20:18 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

20:18The Israelites went up to Bethel and inquired of God. They said, "Who of us shall go first to fight against the Benjamites?" The LORD replied, "Judah shall go first."

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:18And the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God, and asked counsel of God, and said, Which of us shall go up first to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the LORD said, Judah [shall go up] first.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:18And they arose and came to the house of God, that is, to Silo: and they consulted God, and said: Who shall be in our army the first to go to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the Lord answered them: Let Juda be your leader.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:18And the children of Israel arose, and went up to Beth-el, and asked counsel of God; and they said, Who shall go up for us first to battle against the children of Benjamin? And Jehovah said, Judah'shall go up first.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:18The people of Israel arose and went up to Bethel, and inquired of God, |Which of us shall go up first to battle against the Benjaminites?| And the LORD said, |Judah shall go up first.|

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:18And the children of Israel arose, and went up to Beth-el, and asked counsel of God; and they said, Who shall go up for us first to battle against the children of Benjamin? And the LORD said, Judah shall go up first.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:18And the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God, and asked counsel of God, and said, Which of us shall go up first to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the LORD said, Judah shall go up first.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:18And they rise and go up to Beth-El, and ask of God, and the sons of Israel say, 'Who doth go up for us at the commencement to battle with the sons of Benjamin?' and Jehovah saith, 'Judah — at the commencement.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:18And the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God, and asked counsel of God, and said, Which of us shall go up first to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the LORD said, Judah shall go up first.