JUDGES 20:18 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 1
“And the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God, and asked counsel of God, and said, Which of us shall go up first to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the Lord said, Judah shall go up first.”
Before attacking, Israel inquires of God, seeking divine guidance on battle order. The inquiry presupposes Yahweh determines military sequence. Yet this pious seeking occurs as Israel prosecutes war against kinsman. The consultation suggests Israel frames its campaign as divinely sanctioned, yet the same God might withhold support or judge the war unjust.
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