27 And the children of Israel enquired of the Lord, (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,
27 And the Israelites inquired of the Lord. (In those days the ark of the covenant of God was there,
27 And the people of Israel inquired of the Lord (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,
27 And they again inquired of God. The Chest of God's Covenant was there at that time with
27 So the children of Israel inquired of the Lord (the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,
27 The Israelites went up seeking direction from the Lord . (In those days the Ark of the Covenant of God was in Bethel,
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Judges 20:27
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The tribe of Benjamin nearly extirpated.
The Israelites' abhorrence of the crime committed at Gibeah, and their resolution to punish the criminals, were right; but they formed their resolves with too much haste and self-confidence. The eternal ruin of souls will be worse, and more fearful, than these desolations of a tribe.