Judges 20:18-28

¹⁸ And they rise and go up to Beth-El, and ask of God, and the sons of Israel say, 'Who doth go up for us at the commencement to battle with the sons of Benjamin?' and Jehovah saith, 'Judah—at the commencement.' ¹⁹ And the sons of Israel rise in the morning, and encamp against Gibeah, ²⁰ and the men of Israel go out to battle with Benjamin, and the men of Israel set themselves in array with them, 'for' battle against Gibeah, ²¹ and the sons of Benjamin come out from Gibeah, and destroy in Israel on that day two and twenty thousand men—to the earth. ²² And the people, the men of Israel, strengthen themselves, and add to set the battle in array in the place where they arranged themselves on the first day. ²³ And the sons of Israel go up and weep before Jehovah till the evening, and ask of Jehovah, saying, 'Do I add to draw nigh to battle with the sons of Benjamin, my brother?' And Jehovah saith, 'Go up against him.' ²⁴ And the sons of Israel draw near unto the sons of Benjamin on the second day, ²⁵ and Benjamin cometh out to meet them from Gibeah on the second day, and destroy among the sons of Israel again eighteen thousand men—to the earth; all these are drawing sword.

²⁶ And all the sons of Israel go up, even all the people, and come in to Beth-El, and weep, and sit there before Jehovah, and fast on that day till the evening, and cause to ascend burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before Jehovah. ²⁷ And the sons of Israel ask of Jehovah,—and there 'is' the ark of the covenant of God in those days, ²⁸ and Phinehas son of Eleazar, son of Aaron, is standing before it in those days—saying, 'Do I add again to go out to battle with the sons of Benjamin, my brother, or do I cease?' And Jehovah saith, 'Go up, for to-morrow I give him into thy hand.'