Judges 20:27

27 And the Israelites inquired of the Lord (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,

Judges 20:27 In-Context

25 Benjamin moved out against them from Gibeah the second day, and struck down eighteen thousand of the Israelites, all of them armed men.
26 Then all the Israelites, the whole army, went back to Bethel and wept, sitting there before the Lord; they fasted that day until evening. Then they offered burnt offerings and sacrifices of well-being before the Lord.
27 And the Israelites inquired of the Lord (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,
28 and Phinehas son of Eleazar, son of Aaron, ministered before it in those days), saying, "Shall we go out once more to battle against our kinsfolk the Benjaminites, or shall we desist?" The Lord answered, "Go up, for tomorrow I will give them into your hand."
29 So Israel stationed men in ambush around Gibeah.
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