The people went to Bethel,[a] where they sat before God until evening, raising their voices and weeping bitterly. Lord, God of Israel,’ they cried, ‘why has this happened to Israel? Why should one tribe be missing from Israel today?’

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

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 21:2 Or to the house of God