18 And they proceeded to rise up and go on up to Bethʹel and to inquire of God.+ Then the sons of Israel said: “Who of us should go up in the lead to the battle against the sons of Benjamin?”+ To this Jehovah said: “Judah in the lead.”+
26 At that all the sons of Israel,+ even all the people, went on up and came to Bethʹel* and wept+ and sat there before Jehovah and fasted+ on that day until the evening and offered up burnt offerings+ and communion offerings+ before Jehovah.