And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the side of mount Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Bethlehemjudah.
when there
Judges 17:6 In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that …
Judges 18:1 In those days there was no king in Israel: and in those days the …
Judges 21:25 In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which …
mount
Judges 17:1,8 And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah…
Joshua 24:30,33 And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnathserah, …
a concubine. Heb. a woman, a concubine, or a wife, a concubine.
Genesis 22:24 And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she bore also Tebah, and …
Genesis 25:6 But to the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave …
2 Samuel 3:7 And Saul had a concubine, whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of …
2 Samuel 5:13 And David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after …
2 Samuel 16:22 So they spread Absalom a tent on the top of the house; and Absalom …
2 Samuel 19:5 And Joab came into the house to the king, and said, You have shamed …
2 Samuel 20:3 And David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten …
1 Kings 11:3 And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: …
2 Chronicles 11:21 And Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his …
Esther 2:14 In the evening she went, and on the morrow she returned into the …
Songs 6:8,9 There are three score queens, and fourscore concubines, and virgins …
Daniel 5:3 Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple …
Malachi 2:15 And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And …
Beth-lehem-judah
Judges 17:8 And the man departed out of the city from Bethlehemjudah to sojourn …
Genesis 35:19 And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem.
Matthew 2:6 And you Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, are not the least among the …
And his concubine played the whore against him, and went away from him unto her father's house to Bethlehemjudah, and was there four whole months.
And her husband arose, and went after her, to speak friendly unto her, and to bring her again, having his servant with him, and a couple of asses: and she brought him into her father's house: and when the father of the damsel saw him, he rejoiced to meet him.
went
Judges 15:1 But it came to pass within a while after, in the time of wheat harvest, …
speak
Genesis 50:21 Now therefore fear you not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. …
Leviticus 19:17 You shall not hate your brother in your heart: you shall in any wise …
Leviticus 20:10 And the man that commits adultery with another man's wife, even he …
Hosea 2:14 Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, …
Matthew 1:19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make …
John 8:4,5,11 They say to him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act…
Galatians 6:1 Brothers, if a man be overtaken in a fault, you which are spiritual, …
friendly unto her. Heb. to her heart.
Genesis 34:3 And his soul joined to Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved …
to bring
Jeremiah 3:1 They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become …
his servant
Numbers 22:22 And God's anger was kindled because he went: and the angel of the …
And his father in law, the damsel's father, retained him; and he abode with him three days: so they did eat and drink, and lodged there.
And it came to pass on the fourth day, when they arose early in the morning, that he rose up to depart: and the damsel's father said unto his son in law, Comfort thine heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward go your way.
comfort. Heb. strengthen
Judges 19:8 And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart; and …
Genesis 18:5 And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort you your hearts; …
1 Samuel 14:27-29 But Jonathan heard not when his father charged the people with the …
1 Samuel 30:12 And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of …
1 Kings 13:7 And the king said to the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh …
Psalm 104:15 And wine that makes glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face …
John 4:34 Jesus said to them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, …
Acts 9:19 And when he had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul …
with a morsel
Judges 19:22 Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the …
And they sat down, and did eat and drink both of them together: for the damsel's father had said unto the man, Be content, I pray thee, and tarry all night, and let thine heart be merry.
let thine heart
Judges 19:9,21 And when the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his …
Judges 9:27 And they went out into the fields, and gathered their vineyards, …
Judges 16:25 And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, …
Ruth 3:7 And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went …
1 Samuel 25:36 And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, …
Esther 1:10 On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, …
Psalm 104:15 And wine that makes glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face …
Luke 12:19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have much goods laid up for …
1 Thessalonians 5:3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction …
Revelation 11:10,13 And they that dwell on the earth shall rejoice over them, and make …
until afternoon. Heb. till the day declined. Merely that they might avoid the heat of the day, which would have been very inconvenient in travelling.
And when the man rose up to depart, his father in law urged him: therefore he lodged there again.
And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart: and the damsel's father said, Comfort thine heart, I pray thee. And they tarried until afternoon, and they did eat both of them.
And when the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant, his father in law, the damsel's father, said unto him, Behold, now the day draweth toward evening, I pray you tarry all night: behold, the day groweth to an end, lodge here, that thine heart may be merry; and to morrow get you early on your way, that thou mayest go home.
But the man would not tarry that night, but he rose up and departed, and came over against Jebus, which is Jerusalem; and there were with him two asses saddled, his concubine also was with him.
And when they were by Jebus, the day was far spent; and the servant said unto his master, Come, I pray thee, and let us turn in into this city of the Jebusites, and lodge in it.
And his master said unto him, We will not turn aside hither into the city of a stranger, that is not of the children of Israel; we will pass over to Gibeah.
Gibeah. Gibeah, a city of Benjamin, and the birth-place of Saul, was situated near Rama and Gibeon, according to Josephus, thirty furlongs north from Jerusalem; or, according to Jerome, about two leagues.
And he said unto his servant, Come, and let us draw near to one of these places to lodge all night, in Gibeah, or in Ramah.
And they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down upon them when they were by Gibeah, which belongeth to Benjamin.
And they turned aside thither, to go in and to lodge in Gibeah: and when he went in, he sat him down in a street of the city: for there was no man that took them into his house to lodging.
no man. There was probably no inn, or house of public entertainment in this place; and therefore they could not gave a lodging unless furnished by mere hospitality. But these Benjamites seem to have added to their other vices, avarice and inhospitality, like the inhabitants of Akoura in mount Lebanon, mentioned by Burckhardt
Judges 19:18 And he said to him, We are passing from Bethlehemjudah toward the …
Genesis 18:2-8 And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, see, three men stood by …
Genesis 19:2,3 And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your …
Matthew 25:35,43 For I was an hungered, and you gave me meat: I was thirsty, and you …
Hebrews 13:2 Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained …
And, behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at even, which was also of mount Ephraim; and he sojourned in Gibeah: but the men of the place were Benjamites.
his work
Genesis 3:19 In the sweat of your face shall you eat bread, till you return to …
Psalm 104:23 Man goes forth to his work and to his labor until the evening.
Psalm 128:2 For you shall eat the labor of your hands: happy shall you be, and …
Proverbs 13:11 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathers …
Proverbs 14:23 In all labor there is profit: but the talk of the lips tends only to penury.
Proverbs 24:27 Prepare your work without, and make it fit for yourself in the field; …
Ecclesiastes 1:13 And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all …
Ecclesiastes 5:12 The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: …
Ephesians 4:28 Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labor, working …
1 Thessalonians 4:11,12 And that you study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and …
2 Thessalonians 3:10 For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any …
And when he had lifted up his eyes, he saw a wayfaring man in the street of the city: and the old man said, Whither goest thou? and whence comest thou?
And he said unto him, We are passing from Bethlehemjudah toward the side of mount Ephraim; from thence am I: and I went to Bethlehemjudah, but I am now going to the house of the LORD; and there is no man that receiveth me to house.
I am now The LXX. read, `I am going to my {own} house;' which is probably the true reading, as we find (ver.
Judges 19:29 And when he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold …
the house
Judges 18:31 And they set them up Micah's graven image, which he made, all the …
Judges 20:18 And the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God, …
Joshua 18:1 And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together …
1 Samuel 1:3,7 And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice …
receiveth [heb] gathereth
Judges 19:5 And it came to pass on the fourth day, when they arose early in the …
Psalm 26:9 Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men:
John 15:6 If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; …
Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses; and there is bread and wine also for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young man which is with thy servants: there is no want of any thing.
And the old man said, Peace be with thee; howsoever let all thy wants lie upon me; only lodge not in the street.
Peace be
Judges 6:23 And the LORD said to him, Peace be to you; fear not: you shall not die.
Genesis 43:23,24 And he said, Peace be to you, fear not: your God, and the God of …
1 Samuel 25:6 And thus shall you say to him that lives in prosperity, Peace be …
1 Chronicles 12:18 Then the spirit came on Amasai, who was chief of the captains, and …
Luke 10:5,6 And into whatever house you enter, first say, Peace be to this house…
John 14:27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you: not as the world …
1 Corinthians 1:3 Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
let all thy wants Here was genuine hospitality: `Keep your bread and wine for yourselves, and your straw and provender for your asses; you may need them before you finish your journey: I will supply all your wants this night; only do not lodge in the street.'
Romans 12:13 Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.
Galatians 6:6 Let him that is taught in the word communicate to him that teaches …
Hebrews 13:2 Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained …
James 2:15,16 If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food…
1 Peter 4:9 Use hospitality one to another without grudging.
1 John 3:18 My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but …
lodge not
Genesis 19:2,3 And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your …
Genesis 24:31-33 And he said, Come in, you blessed of the LORD; why stand you without? …
So he brought him into his house, and gave provender unto the asses: and they washed their feet, and did eat and drink.
So he brought
Genesis 24:32 And the man came into the house: and he ungirded his camels, and …
Genesis 43:24 And the man brought the men into Joseph's house, and gave them water, …
they washed
Genesis 18:4 Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and …
1 Samuel 25:41 And she arose, and bowed herself on her face to the earth, and said, Behold…
2 Samuel 11:8 And David said to Uriah, Go down to your house, and wash your feet. …
Luke 7:44 And he turned to the woman, and said to Simon, See you this woman? …
John 13:4,5,14,15 He rises from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, …
1 Timothy 5:10 Well reported of for good works; if she have brought up children, …
Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him.
they were
Judges 16:25 And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, …
the men
Judges 20:5 And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and beset the house round …
Genesis 19:4 But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, …
Hosea 9:9 They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah: …
Hosea 10:9 O Israel, you have sinned from the days of Gibeah: there they stood…
sons of Belial
Deuteronomy 13:13 Certain men, the children of Belial, are gone out from among you, …
1 Samuel 1:16 Count not your handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the …
1 Samuel 2:12 Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD.
1 Samuel 10:27 But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And …
1 Samuel 25:25 Let not my lord, I pray you, regard this man of Belial, even Nabal: …
2 Samuel 23:6,7 But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, …
2 Corinthians 6:15 And what concord has Christ with Belial? or what part has he that …
Bring forth
Genesis 19:5 And they called to Lot, and said to him, Where are the men which …
Romans 1:26,27 For this cause God gave them up to vile affections: for even their …
1 Corinthians 6:9 Know you not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of …
Jude 1:7 Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, …
And the man, the master of the house, went out unto them, and said unto them, Nay, my brethren, nay, I pray you, do not so wickedly; seeing that this man is come into mine house, do not this folly.
Behold, here is my daughter a maiden, and his concubine; them I will bring out now, and humble ye them, and do with them what seemeth good unto you: but unto this man do not so vile a thing.
Behold The rites of hospitality are regarded as sacred and inviolable in the East: and a man who had admitted a stranger under his roof, is bound to protect him even at the expense of his life. On these high notions only, the influence of which an Asiatic mind alone can appreciate, can the present transaction be either excused or palliated.
them
Genesis 19:8 Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, …
Romans 3:8 And not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm …
humble ye
Genesis 34:2 And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, …
Deuteronomy 21:14 And it shall be, if you have no delight in her, then you shall let …
so vile a thing [heb] the matter of this folly
But the men would not hearken to him: so the man took his concubine, and brought her forth unto them; and they knew her, and abused her all the night until the morning: and when the day began to spring, they let her go.
Then came the woman in the dawning of the day, and fell down at the door of the man's house where her lord was, till it was light.
And her lord rose up in the morning, and opened the doors of the house, and went out to go his way: and, behold, the woman his concubine was fallen down at the door of the house, and her hands were upon the threshold.
And he said unto her, Up, and let us be going. But none answered. Then the man took her up upon an ass, and the man rose up, and gat him unto his place.
And when he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, together with her bones, into twelve pieces, and sent her into all the coasts of Israel.
And it was so, that all that saw it said, There was no such deed done nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt unto this day: consider of it, take advice, and speak your minds.
