Judges 19:15
They stopped there and decided to spend the night in Gibeah. They came into the city and sat down in the town square, but no one invited them to spend the night.
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- Judg 19:18 : 18 The Levite said to him,“We are traveling from Bethlehem in Judah to the remote region of the Ephraimite hill country. That’s where I’m from. I had business in Bethlehem in Judah, but now I’m heading home. But no one has invited me into their home.
- Matt 25:35 : 35 For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in,
- Matt 25:43 : 43 I was a stranger and you did not receive me as a guest, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’
- Heb 13:2 : 2 Do not neglect hospitality, because through it some have entertained angels without knowing it.
- Gen 18:2-8 : 2 Abraham looked up and saw three men standing across from him. When he saw them he ran from the entrance of the tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground. 3 He said,“My lord, if I have found favor in your sight, do not pass by and leave your servant. 4 Let a little water be brought so that you may all wash your feet and rest under the tree. 5 And let me get a bit of food so that you may refresh yourselves since you have passed by your servant’s home. After that you may be on your way.”“All right,” they replied,“you may do as you say.” 6 So Abraham hurried into the tent and said to Sarah,“Quick! Take three measures of fine flour, knead it, and make bread.” 7 Then Abraham ran to the herd and chose a fine, tender calf, and gave it to a servant, who quickly prepared it. 8 Abraham then took some curds and milk, along with the calf that had been prepared, and placed the food before them. They ate while he was standing near them under a tree.
- Gen 19:2-3 : 2 He said,“Here, my lords, please turn aside to your servant’s house. Stay the night and wash your feet. Then you can be on your way early in the morning.”“No,” they replied,“we’ll spend the night in the town square.” 3 But he urged them persistently, so they turned aside with him and entered his house. He prepared a feast for them, including bread baked without yeast, and they ate.
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- Judg 19:9-146 verses85%
9 When the man got ready to leave with his concubine and his servant, his father-in-law, the girl’s father, said to him,“Look! The day is almost over! Stay another night! Since the day is over, stay another night here and have a good time. You can get up early tomorrow and start your trip home.”
10 But the man did not want to stay another night. He left and traveled as far as Jebus(that is, Jerusalem). He had with him a pair of saddled donkeys and his concubine.
11 When they got near Jebus, it was getting quite late and the servant said to his master,“Come on, let’s stop at this Jebusite city and spend the night in it.”
12 But his master said to him,“We should not stop at a foreign city where non-Israelites live. We will travel on to Gibeah.”
13 He said to his servant,“Come on, we will go into one of the other towns and spend the night in Gibeah or Ramah.”
14 So they traveled on, and the sun went down when they were near Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin.
- Judg 19:16-238 verses84%
16 But then an old man passed by, returning at the end of the day from his work in the field. The man was from the Ephraimite hill country; he was living temporarily in Gibeah.(The residents of the town were Benjaminites.)
17 When he looked up and saw the traveler in the town square, the old man said,“Where are you heading? Where do you come from?”
18 The Levite said to him,“We are traveling from Bethlehem in Judah to the remote region of the Ephraimite hill country. That’s where I’m from. I had business in Bethlehem in Judah, but now I’m heading home. But no one has invited me into their home.
19 We have enough straw and grain for our donkeys, and there is enough food and wine for me, your female servant, and the young man who is with your servants. We lack nothing.”
20 The old man said,“Everything is just fine! I will take care of all your needs. But don’t spend the night in the town square.”
21 So he brought him to his house and fed the donkeys. They washed their feet and had a meal.
22 They were having a good time, when suddenly some men of the city, some good-for-nothings, surrounded the house and kept beating on the door. They said to the old man who owned the house,“Send out the man who came to visit you so we can take carnal knowledge of him.”
23 The man who owned the house went outside and said to them,“No, my brothers! Don’t do this wicked thing! After all, this man is a guest in my house. Don’t do such a disgraceful thing!
- Gen 19:2-43 verses76%
2 He said,“Here, my lords, please turn aside to your servant’s house. Stay the night and wash your feet. Then you can be on your way early in the morning.”“No,” they replied,“we’ll spend the night in the town square.”
3 But he urged them persistently, so they turned aside with him and entered his house. He prepared a feast for them, including bread baked without yeast, and they ate.
4 Before they could lie down to sleep, all the men– both young and old, from every part of the city of Sodom– surrounded the house.
- Judg 20:4-52 verses75%
4 The Levite, the husband of the murdered woman, spoke up,“I and my concubine stopped in Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin to spend the night.
5 The leaders of Gibeah attacked me and at night surrounded the house where I was staying. They wanted to kill me; instead they abused my concubine so badly that she died.
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1 Sodom and Gomorrah Revisited In those days Israel had no king. There was a Levite living temporarily in the remote region of the Ephraimite hill country. He acquired a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah.
- Judg 17:7-82 verses73%
7 Micah Hires a Professional There was a young man from Bethlehem in Judah. He was a Levite who had been temporarily residing among the tribe of Judah.
8 This man left the town of Bethlehem in Judah to find another place to live. He came to the Ephraimite hill country and made his way to Micah’s house.
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32 But no stranger had to spend the night outside, for I opened my doors to the traveler–
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25 The men refused to listen to him, so the Levite grabbed his concubine and made her go outside. They raped her and abused her all night long until morning. They let her go at dawn.
- Judg 19:6-72 verses72%
6 So the two of them sat down and had a meal together. Then the girl’s father said to the man,“Why not stay another night and have a good time!”
7 When the man got ready to leave, his father-in-law convinced him to stay another night.
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31 The Benjaminites attacked the army, leaving the city unguarded. They began to strike down their enemy just as they had done before. On the main roads(one leads to Bethel, the other to Gibeah) and in the field, they struck down about thirty Israelites.
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19 The Israelites got up the next morning and moved against Gibeah.
- Judg 1:24-252 verses71%
24 the spies spotted a man leaving the city. They said to him,“If you show us a secret entrance into the city, we will reward you.”
25 He showed them a secret entrance into the city, and they put the city to the sword. But they let the man and his extended family leave safely.
- Judg 20:8-92 verses71%
8 All Israel rose up in unison and said,“Not one of us will go home! Not one of us will return to his house!
9 Now this is what we will do to Gibeah: We will attack the city as the lot dictates.
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29 but they urged him,“Stay with us, because it is getting toward evening and the day is almost done.” So he went in to stay with them.
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15 They stopped there, went inside the young Levite’s house(which belonged to Micah), and asked him how he was doing.
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29 They went through the pass, spent the night at Geba. Ramah trembled, Gibeah of Saul ran away.
- Gen 19:9-102 verses70%
9 “Out of our way!” they cried, and“This man came to live here as a foreigner, and now he dares to judge us! We’ll do more harm to you than to them!” They kept pressing in on Lot until they were close enough to break down the door.
10 So the men inside reached out and pulled Lot back into the house as they shut the door.
- Judg 20:36-372 verses70%
36 Then the Benjaminites saw they were defeated.The Israelites retreated before Benjamin, because they had confidence in the men they had hid in ambush outside Gibeah.
37 The men hiding in ambush made a mad dash to Gibeah. They attacked and put the sword to the entire city.
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14 The Benjaminites came from their cities and assembled at Gibeah to make war against the Israelites.
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10 Let’s make a small private upper room and furnish it with a bed, table, chair, and lamp. When he visits us, he can stay there.”
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28 He said to her,“Get up, let’s leave!” But there was no response. He put her on the donkey and went home.
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19 However, there is an annual festival to the LORD in Shiloh, which is north of Bethel(east of the main road that goes up from Bethel to Shechem) and south of Lebonah.”
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4 His father-in-law, the girl’s father, persuaded him to stay with him for three days, and they ate and drank together, and spent the night there.
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13 From there they traveled through the Ephraimite hill country and arrived at Micah’s house.