Judges 21:2-4

New Catholic Bible

² The people went up to Bethel where they sat before God until the evening. They raised up their voices and wept bitterly. ³ They said, “O Lord, God of Israel, why has this happened to Israel, that today there should be one tribe missing from Israel?”

⁴ Early the next morning the people built an altar there and sacrificed burnt offerings and offered peace offerings.