NET Bible
"So the people came to Bethel and sat there before God until evening, weeping loudly and uncontrollably."
— Judges 21:2, NET Bible
“And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore;”
“And the people came to Beth-el, and sat there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore. ”
“The people came to Bethel, and sat there until evening before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept severely.”
“And they all came to the house of God in Silo, and sitting before him till the evening, lifted up their voices, and began to lament and weep, saying:”
“And the people came to Beth-el, waiting there till evening before God, and gave themselves up to bitter weeping.”
“And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore;”
600 Brides for 600 Brothers The Israelites had taken an oath in Mizpah, saying,“Not one of us will allow his daughter to marry a Benjaminite.”
So the people came to Bethel and sat there before God until evening, weeping loudly and uncontrollably.
They said,“Why, O LORD God of Israel, has this happened in Israel?” An entire tribe has disappeared from Israel today!”
The next morning the people got up early and built an altar there. They offered up burnt sacrifices and tokens of peace.
The Israelites asked,“Who from all the Israelite tribes has not assembled before the LORD?”They had made a solemn oath that whoever did not assemble before the LORD at Mizpah must certainly be executed.