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Judges 20:26

King James Version (KJV)

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Then all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up, and came unto the house of God, and wept, and sat there before the LORD, and fasted that day until even, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.

Judges 20:26 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Judges 20:26

Theological / Devotional

Fasted. For the second time the army of Israel had suffered disastrous losses at the hand of the defiant Benjamites. They were perplexed, nonplused, distressed. The Lord had instructed them to attack, yet they had suffered heavy casualties. To try to find the answer for their failure, they fasted and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. This is the first place in the Bible where the word “fast” occurs, although the practice, no doubt, began much earlier.

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