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Judges 19
- 1
- 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.
- 2
- 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.
- 3
- 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.
- 4
- 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.
- 5
- 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.
- 6
- 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.
- 7
- And when the man rose up to depart, his father in law
urged him: therefore he lodged there again.
- 8
- 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.
- 9
- 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.
- 10
- 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.
- 11
- 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.
- 12
- 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.
- 13
- 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.
- 14
- And they passed on and went their way; and the sun went
down upon them when they were by Gibeah, which belongeth to Benjamin.
- 15
- 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.
- 16
- 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.
- 17
- 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?
- 18
- 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.
- 19
- 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.
- 20
- And the old man said, Peace be with thee; howsoever let
all thy wants lie upon me; only lodge not in the street.
- 21
- So he brought him into his house, and gave provender
unto the asses: and they washed their feet, and did eat and drink.
- 22
- 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.
- 23
- 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.
- 24
- 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.
- 25
- 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.
- 26
- 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.
- 27
- 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.
- 28
- 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.
- 29
- 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.
- 30
- 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.
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