New American Standard Bible 1995
Judges 21:2
21So the people came to Bethel and sat there before God until evening, and lifted up their voices and wept 2bitterly.
Judges 21:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore;
- New International Version (NIV)The people went to Bethel, where they sat before God until evening, raising their voices and weeping bitterly.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And the people came to Bethel and sat there till evening before God, and they lifted up their voices and wept bitterly.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then the people came to the house of God, and remained there before God till evening. They lifted up their voices and wept bitterly,
Context of Judges 21:2
1Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpah, saying, “None of us shall give his daughter to Benjamin in marriage.” So the people came to Bethel and sat there before God until evening, and lifted up their voices and wept bitterly. 3They said, “Why, O Lord, God of Israel, has this come about in Israel, so that one tribe should be missing today in Israel?” 4It came about the next day that the people arose early and built an altar there and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.
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וַיָּבֹ֤א הָעָם֙ בֵּֽית־אֵ֔ל וַיֵּ֤שְׁבוּ שָׁם֙ עַד־הָעֶ֔רֶב לִפְנֵ֖י הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וַיִּשְׂא֣וּ קוֹלָ֔ם וַיִּבְכּ֖וּ בְּכִ֥י גָדֽוֹל׃Read the interlinear
- So the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- to Bethelבֵּֽיתְ־אֵלbêyth-'êl · BethelH1008
- and satיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
- thereשָׁםshâm · thereH8033
- beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
- Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- untilעַד‛ad · tillH5704
- eveningעֶ֫רֶב‛ereb · eveningH6153
- and liftedנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: loudH5375
- up their voicesקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
- and weptבָּכָהbâkâh · to weepH1058
- bitterlyגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
- bitterlyבְּכִיbekîy · weepingH1065
Cross-references for Judges 21:2
- Judges 21:12And they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead 400 young virgins who had not known a man by lying with him; and they brought them to the camp at Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan.
- Judges 20:18Now 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.”
- Joshua 18:1Then the whole congregation of the sons of Israel assembled themselves at Shiloh, and set up the tent of meeting there; and the land was subdued before them.
- Judges 2:4When the angel of the Lord spoke these words to all the sons of Israel, the people lifted up their voices and wept.
- Genesis 27:38Esau said to his father, “Do you have only one blessing, my father? Bless me, even me also, O my father.” So Esau lifted his voice and wept.
- 1 Samuel 30:4Then David and the people who were with him lifted their voices and wept until there was no strength in them to weep.
Commentaries on Judges 21:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2The people came to the house of God - Literally, the people came בית־אל to Bethel; this is considered as the name of a place by the Chaldee, Syriac, Arabic, and Septuagint. And wept sore - Their revenge was satisfied, and now reflection brings them to contrition for what they had done.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2To the house of God - It should be, “to Bethel.” See Judges 20:18.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-25These two epilogues (Judges 17–18 and 19–21) show that inspired but unstructured leadership cannot last. As society moved toward chaos and civil war, the phrase, In those days there was no king in Israel appears four times. The phrase, everyone did what was right in his own eyes is added twice (Judges 17:6; 18:1; 19:1; 21:25). The era of inspired leadership declined and ended in disorder. Something important was missing.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-152-5. the people came to the house of God, ... and lifted up their voices, and wept sore--The characteristic fickleness of the Israelites was not long in being displayed; for scarcely had they cooled from the fierceness of their sanguinary vengeance, than they began to relent and rushed to the opposite extreme of self-accusation and grief at the desolation which their impetuous zeal had produced. Their victory saddened and humbled them. Their feelings on…Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. Judges 21:2 Judg 20:26 ↩
- 2. Judges 21:2 Lit with great weeping ↩
Commentaries on Judges 21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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