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Judges Chapter 21 verse 2 Holy Bible

ASV Judges 21:2

And the people came to Beth-el, and sat there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore.
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BBE Judges 21:2

And the people came to Beth-el, waiting there till evening before God, and gave themselves up to bitter weeping.
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DARBY Judges 21:2

And the people came to Bethel, and sat there till evening before God, and they lifted up their voices and wept bitterly.
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KJV Judges 21:2

And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore;
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WBT Judges 21:2

And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till evening before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept bitterly;
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WEB Judges 21:2

The people came to Bethel, and sat there until evening before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore.
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YLT Judges 21:2

And the people come in to Beth-El, and sit there till the evening before God, and lift up their voice, and weep -- a great weeping,
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 2. - And the people, etc. The narrative now proceeds. After the people, i.e. the Israelite army, so described Judges 20:3, 8, 22, etc., had finished the work of destruction in the cities of Benjamin, they returned to Bethel (the house of God, A.V., here and in Judges 20:18, 26, 31, where see notes), and, their rage having now subsided, gave way to violent grief on account of the destruction of Benjamin their brother. With passionate Oriental feelings they passed the whole day weeping, and probably fasting (see ch. 20:26), before the tabernacle. Wept sore. Hebrew, wept a great weeping. The expression lifted up their voices shows that it was a loud wailing and lamentation,

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(2) To the house of God.--Rather, to Bethel, as in Judges 20:18; Judges 20:27.Wept sore.--As after their defeat (Judges 20:26); but this time they were remorseful for the fate of those whom they were then pledged to destroy.