3. Meanwhile the Benjaminites got wind that the Israelites were meeting at Mizpah.The People of Israel said, “Now tell us. How did this outrageous evil happen?”
17. The men of Israel, excluding Benjamin, mobilized four hundred divisions of sword-wielding fighting men.
18. They set out and went to Bethel to inquire of God. The People of Israel said, “Who of us shall be first to go into battle with the Benjaminites?”God said, “Judah goes first.”
26. All the People of Israel, the whole army, were back at Bethel, weeping, sitting there in the presence of God. That day they fasted until evening. They sacrificed Whole-Burnt-Offerings and Peace-Offerings before God.