Judges 21:2-4

Contemporary English Version

² After the war with Benjamin, the Israelites went to the place of worship at Bethel and sat there until sunset. They cried loudly and bitterly ³ and prayed, “Our Lord, you are the God of Israel. Why did you let this happen? Now one of our tribes is almost gone.”

⁴ Early the next morning, the Israelites built an altar and offered sacrifices to please the Lord and to ask his blessing.^[a]