²⁶ And all the Israelites^[a] and all the troops went up and came to Bethel and wept; and they sat there before Yahweh and fasted on that day until evening; and they offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings before Yahweh. ²⁷ And the Israelites^[b] inquired of Yahweh (In those days the ark of the covenant of God was there, ²⁸ and Phinehas son of Eleazar, son of Aaron, was standing before it^[c] to minister in those days), saying, “Should we go out once more to battle against the descendants^[d] of Benjamin our relatives,^[e] or should we stop?” And Yahweh said, “Go up tomorrow; I will give them^[f] into your hand.”