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18 They went to Bethel.[a] They asked God which tribe should go first to attack Benjamin's army. The Lord replied, ‘Judah must go first.’

19 The next morning, the Israelites got up and they prepared to attack Gibeah. 20 The Israelite army marched forward to fight against Benjamin's army. They stood in their places around the city.

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Footnotes

  1. 20:18 Bethel was then the place where the Israelites met with God at that time. The priest there would use the Urim and Thummim to find out what God was saying to them.