The Israelites went up seeking direction from the Lord.( In those days the Ark of the Covenant of God was in Bethel,

那时，神的约柜在那里；亚伦的孙子、以利亚撒的儿子非尼哈侍立在约柜前。以色列人问耶和华说：“我们当再出去与我们弟兄便雅悯人打仗呢？还是罢兵呢？”耶和华说：“你们当上去，因为明日我必将他们交在你们手中。”

以色列人去求问耶和华；那时，上帝的约柜在那里。

以色列人去求问耶和华；那时，神的约柜在那里。

那时，上帝的约柜就在那里，亚伦的孙子、以利亚撒的儿子非尼哈任祭司。以色列人求问耶和华，说：“我们应该再去攻打我们的同胞便雅悯人吗？还是退兵？”耶和华说：“去攻打吧，因为明天我必把他们交在你们手中。”

那时，神的约柜在那里。

那時，神的約櫃在那裏；亞倫的孫子、以利亞撒的兒子非尼哈侍立在約櫃前。以色列人問耶和華說：「我們當再出去與我們弟兄便雅憫人打仗呢？還是罷兵呢？」耶和華說：「你們當上去，因為明日我必將他們交在你們手中。」

以色列人去求問耶和華；那時，上帝的約櫃在那裏。

以色列人去求問耶和華；那時，神的約櫃在那裏。

那時，上帝的約櫃就在那裡，亞倫的孫子、以利亞撒的兒子非尼哈任祭司。以色列人求問耶和華，說：「我們應該再去攻打我們的同胞便雅憫人嗎？還是退兵？」耶和華說：「去攻打吧，因為明天我必把他們交在你們手中。」

那時，神的約櫃在那裡。

當那些日子、上帝的約櫃在那裏；那些日子、亞倫的孫子、以利亞撒的兒子非尼哈、站在永恆主面前供職；以色列人求問永恆主說：『應該再出去、同我們的族弟兄便雅憫人交戰呢？還是該罷休呢？』永恆主說：『你們只管上去，因為明天我必將他們交在你們手中。』

時、上帝約匱在彼、亞倫孫、以利亞撒子非尼哈、侍於其前、

當時上帝之約匱在彼、亞倫孫、以利亞撒子非尼哈立於其前、以色列族問於耶和華曰、我儕復攻同儕便雅憫族、或往乎、或止乎。耶和華曰、往哉、明日我將以之付於爾手。

當時天主之約匱在彼、亞倫孫以利亞撒子非尼哈侍於其前、以色列人問於主曰、我復往與同族便雅憫人戰、可乎、或止乎、主曰、往哉、明日我將以之付於爾手、

And the Israelites inquired of the Lord.( In those days the ark of the covenant of God was there,

Again the Israelites spoke to the Lord. In those days the ark of the covenant of God was there.

And the people of Israel inquired of the Lord( for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,

Then the Israelites inquired of the LORD. In those days, the ark of the covenant of God was there,

And the sons of Israel inquired of the Lord( for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,

So the children of Israel inquired of the Lord( the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,

And the children of Israel asked of Jehovah( for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,

Then the Israelites inquired of the Lord. In those days, the ark of the covenant of God was there,

And the children of Israel enquired of the LORD,( for the ark of the covenant of God[ was] there in those days,

The Israelites asked the LORD( for the ark of God’s covenant was there in those days;

The children of Israel asked Yahweh( for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,

Now that the land was under Israelite control, the entire community of Israel gathered at Shiloh and set up the Tabernacle.

After the battle was over, the troops retreated to their camp, and the elders of Israel asked,“ Why did the Lord allow us to be defeated by the Philistines?” Then they said,“ Let’s bring the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord from Shiloh. If we carry it into battle with us, it will save us from our enemies.”So they sent men to Shiloh to bring the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, who is enthroned between the cherubim. Hophni and Phinehas, the sons of Eli, were also there with the Ark of the Covenant of God.

Before the battle the Israelites went to Bethel and asked God,“ Which tribe should go first to attack the people of Benjamin?” The Lord answered,“ Judah is to go first.”

Then he abandoned his dwelling at Shiloh, the Tabernacle where he had lived among the people.He allowed the Ark of his might to be captured; he surrendered his glory into enemy hands.

“‘ Go now to the place at Shiloh where I once put the Tabernacle that bore my name. See what I did there because of all the wickedness of my people, the Israelites.

Listen! The Lord’s arm is not too weak to save you, nor is his ear too deaf to hear you call.

For they had gone up to Bethel and wept in the presence of the Lord until evening. They had asked the Lord,“ Should we fight against our relatives from Benjamin again?” And the Lord had said,“ Go out and fight against them.”

When direction from the Lord is needed, Joshua will stand before Eleazar the priest, who will use the Urim— one of the sacred lots cast before the Lord— to determine his will. This is how Joshua and the rest of the community of Israel will determine everything they should do.”