Judges 20:18
“¶ And the children of Israel arose, and went vp to the house of God, and asked counsell of God, and saide, Which of vs shall goe vp first to the battell against the children of Beniamin? And the Lord said, Iudah shall goe vp first.”
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Judges 20:18 Context
16Among all this people there were seuen hundred chosen men left handed, euery one could sling stones at an haire breadth, and not misse. 17And the men of Israel, beside Beniamin, were numbred foure hundred thousand men that drewe sword; all these were men of warre. 18¶ And the children of Israel arose, and went vp to the house of God, and asked counsell of God, and saide, Which of vs shall goe vp first to the battell against the children of Beniamin? And the Lord said, Iudah shall goe vp first. 19And the children of Israel rose vp in the morning, and encamped against Gibeah. 20And the men of Israel went out to battell against Beniamin, and the men of Israel put themselues in aray to fight against them at Gibeah.
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And the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God, and asked counsel of God, and said, Which of us shall go up first to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the LORD said, Judah [shall go up] first.
- King James Version
Now the sons of Israel arose, went up to Bethel, and inquired of God and said, "Who shall go up first for us to battle against the sons of Benjamin? Then the LORD said, "Judah {shall go up} first.""
- New American Standard Version (1995)