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The people came to Bethel and remained there before God until evening. They lifted up their voices and wept bitterly. They said, “Why, Lord God of Israel, has this happened in Israel, that today one tribe has been removed from Israel?”

The next day, when the people rose early, they built an altar there and offered burnt offerings and fellowship 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