² And the people came to ^(A)Bethel and sat there till evening before God, and they lifted up their voices and wept bitterly.

²⁶ Then all the people of Israel, the whole army, went up and came to ^(A)Bethel and wept. They sat there before the Lord and fasted that day until evening, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the Lord.

¹⁸ The people of Israel arose and went up to ^(A)Bethel and inquired of God, ^(B)“Who shall go up first for us to fight against the people of Benjamin?” And the Lord said, ^(C)“Judah shall go up first.”

⁴ Then David and the people who were with him raised their voices and wept until they had no more strength to weep.

¹² And 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 ^(A)Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan.

^23 (A)And the people of Israel went up and wept before the Lord until the evening. And they inquired of the Lord, “Shall we again draw near to fight against our brothers, the people of Benjamin?” And the Lord said, “Go up against them.”

⁴ As soon as the angel of the Lord spoke these words to all the people of Israel, the people lifted up their voices and wept.

Allotment of the Remaining Land

18 Then the whole congregation of the people of Israel assembled at ^(A)Shiloh and set up ^(B)the tent of meeting there. The land lay subdued before them.

³⁸ Esau said to his father, “Have you but one blessing, my father? Bless me, even me also, O my father.” And ^(A)Esau lifted up his voice and wept.