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And the Israelites came to the house of God [Bethel] and sat there until evening before God and lifted up their voices and wept bitterly.(A)

And they said, O Lord, the God of Israel, why has this come to pass in Israel, that there should be today one tribe lacking in Israel?

And next morning the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.

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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(A) from Israel today?”

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

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Footnotes

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