Israel’s inquiry goes through the high priest, Phinehas the son of Eleazar, son of Aaron. This indicates that the events in this chapter happened at an early stage of the period of the judges, at the same time as the story before this, of Micah and his Levite and the idolatry of Dan.
28 and Phinehas the son of Eleazar, son of Aaron, ministered before it in those days), saying, “Shall we go out once more to battle against our brothers, the people of Benjamin, or shall we cease?” And the LORD said, “Go up, for tomorrow I will give them into your hand.”