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Pounding on the door, they shouted to the old man who owned the house, &#8220Bring out the man who came to your house so we can have sex with him.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/judges/19.htm">New Living Translation</a> While they were enjoying themselves, a crowd of troublemakers from the town surrounded the house. They began beating at the door and shouting to the old man, “Bring out the man who is staying with you so we can have sex with him.” <a href="/esv/judges/19.htm">English Standard Version</a> As they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, worthless fellows, surrounded the house, beating on the door. And they said to the old man, the master of the house, “Bring out the man who came into your house, that we may know him.” <a href="/bsb/judges/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> While they were enjoying themselves, suddenly the wicked men of the city surrounded the house. Pounding on the door, they said to the old man who owned the house, “Bring out the man who came to your house, so we can have relations with him!” <a href="/kjv/judges/19.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/judges/19.htm">New King James Version</a> As they were enjoying themselves, suddenly certain men of the city, perverted men, surrounded the house and beat on the door. They spoke to the master of the house, the old man, saying, “Bring out the man who came to your house, that we may know him carnally!” <a href="/nasb_/judges/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> While they were celebrating, behold, the men of the city, certain worthless men, surrounded the house, pushing one another at the door; and they spoke to the owner of the house, the old man, saying, “Bring out the man who entered your house that we may have relations with him.” <a href="/nasb/judges/19.htm">NASB 1995</a> While they were celebrating, behold, the men of the city, certain worthless fellows, surrounded the house, pounding the door; and they spoke to the owner of the house, the old man, saying, &#8220Bring out the man who came into your house that we may have relations with him.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/judges/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a> While they were making merry, behold, the men of the city, certain worthless fellows, surrounded the house, pounding the door; and they spoke to the owner of the house, the old man, saying, “Bring out the man who came into your house that we may have relations with him.” <a href="/lsb/judges/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> They were making their hearts merry, and behold, the men of the city, certain vile fellows, surrounded the house, pounding the door; and they spoke to the owner of the house, the old man, saying, “Bring out the man who came into your house that we may know him.” <a href="/amp/judges/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a> While they were celebrating, behold, men of the city, certain worthless and evil men, surrounded the house, pounding on the door; and they spoke to the master of the house, the old man, saying, “Bring out the man who came to your house so that we may have relations with him.” <a href="/csb/judges/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> While they were enjoying themselves, all of a sudden, wicked men of the city surrounded the house and beat on the door. They said to the old man who was the owner of the house, “Bring out the man who came to your house so we can have sex with him! ” <a href="/hcsb/judges/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> While they were enjoying themselves, all of a sudden, perverted men of the city surrounded the house and beat on the door. They said to the old man who was the owner of the house, &#8220Bring out the man who came to your house so we can have sex with him!&#8221 <a href="/asv/judges/19.htm">American Standard Version</a> As they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain base fellows, beset the house round about, beating at the door; and they spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thy house, that we may know him. <a href="/cev/judges/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> They were having a good time, when some worthless men of that town surrounded the house and started banging on the door and shouting, "A man came to your house tonight. Send him out, so we can have sex with him!" <a href="/erv/judges/19.htm">English Revised Version</a> As they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, beating at the door; and they 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. <a href="/gwt/judges/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> While they were enjoying themselves, some worthless men from the city surrounded the house and pounded on the door. They told the old man, the owner of the house, "Bring out the man who came to your house so that we can have sex with him." <a href="/gnt/judges/19.htm">Good News Translation</a> They were enjoying themselves when all of a sudden some sexual perverts from the town surrounded the house and started beating on the door. They said to the old man, "Bring out that man that came home with you! We want to have sex with him!" <a href="/isv/judges/19.htm">International Standard Version</a> While they were enjoying themselves, all of a sudden certain ungodly men who lived in the city surrounded the house, pounded on the door, and ordered the old man who owned the home, "Bring out the man who came to visit your home so we can have sex with him." <a href="/msb/judges/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> While they were enjoying themselves, suddenly the wicked men of the city surrounded the house. Pounding on the door, they said to the old man who owned the house, ?Bring out the man who came to your house, so we can have relations with him!? <a href="/net/judges/19.htm">NET Bible</a> 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 have sex with him." <a href="/nheb/judges/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> As they were enjoying themselves, look, the men of the city, some wicked men of the city surrounded the house, beating at the door. And they spoke to the master of the house, the old man, saying, "Bring out the man who came into your house, that we may have sex with him." <a href="/wbt/judges/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house on all sides, and beat at the door, and spoke to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thy house, that we may know him. <a href="/web/judges/19.htm">World English Bible</a> As they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain wicked fellows, surrounded the house, beating at the door; and they spoke to the master of the house, the old man, saying, “Bring out the man who came into your house, that we can have sex with him!” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/judges/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> They are making their heart glad, and behold, men of the city, men—sons of worthlessness—have gone around the house, beating on the door, and they speak to the old man, the master of the house, saying, “Bring out the man who has come into your house, and we know him.” <a href="/ylt/judges/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> They are making their heart glad, and lo, men of the city, men -- sons of worthlessness -- have gone round about the house, beating on the door, and they speak unto the old man, the master of the house, saying, 'Bring out the man who hath come unto thine house, and we know him.' <a href="/slt/judges/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> They doing good to their heart, and behold, the men of the city, men of the sons of Belial, encompassed the house, knocking upon the door; and they will say to the man, the lord of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man which came into thy house, and we will know him.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/judges/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> While they were making merry, and refreshing their bodies with meat and drink, after the labour of the journey, the men of that city, sons of Belial, (that is, without yoke,) came and beset the old man's house, and began to knock at the door, calling to the master of the house, and saying: Bring forth the man that came into thy house, that we may abuse him. <a href="/cpdv/judges/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And while they were feasting, and were refreshing their bodies with food and drink after the labor of the journey, the men of that city, sons of Belial (that is, without yoke), came and surrounded the old man’s house. And they began to knock at the door, calling out to the lord of the house, and saying, “Bring out the man who entered your house, so that we may abuse him.” <a href="/nabre/judges/19.htm">New American Bible</a> While they were enjoying themselves, the men of the city, a bunch of scoundrels, surrounded the house and beat on the door. They said to the old man who was the owner of the house, “Bring out the man who has come into your house, so that we may get intimate with him.” <a href="/nrsvce/judges/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> While they were enjoying themselves, the men of the city, a perverse lot, surrounded the house, and started pounding on the door. They said to the old man, the master of the house, “Bring out the man who came into your house, so that we may have intercourse with him.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/judges/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain wicked men, beset the house round about, and they beat at the door and spoke to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring out the man who came into your house, that we may know him. <a href="/hpbt/judges/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And that pleased their hearts, and behold the men of the city, evil men, surrounded the house and they were fighting at the door, and they were saying to the old man, the Master of the house: “Bring out to us the man who entered your house and we will know him!”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/judges/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> As they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain base fellows, beset the house round about, beating at the door; and they spoke to the master of the house, the old man, saying: 'Bring forth the man that came into thy house, that we may know him.' <a href="/sep/judges/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And they were comforting their heart, when, behold, the men of the city, sons of transgressors, compassed the house, knocking at the door: and they spoke to the old man the owner of the house, saying, Bring out the man who came into thy house, that we may know him. <a href="/parallel/judges/19-22.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AjzBiIYY2Dc?start=5808" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/judges/19.htm">Gibeah's Crime</a> 22<a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="1992: hêm·māh (Pro-3mp) -- They. Or hemmah; masculine plural from halak; they.">While they</a> <a href="/hebrew/3190.htm" title="3190: mê·ṭî·ḇîm (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-mp) -- To be good, well, glad, or pleasing. A primitive root; to be make well, literally or figuratively.">were enjoying</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: lib·bām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">themselves,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: wə·hin·nêh (Conj-w:: Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">suddenly</a> <a href="/hebrew/1100.htm" title="1100: ḇə·lî·ya·‘al (N-ms) -- Worthlessness. From bliy and ya'al; without profit, worthlessness; by extension, destruction, wickedness.">the wicked</a> <a href="/hebrew/582.htm" title="582: ’an·šê (N-mpc) -- Man, mankind. From 'anash; properly, a mortal; hence, a man in general.">men</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: hā·‘îr (Art:: N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">of the city</a> <a href="/hebrew/582.htm" title="582: ’an·šê (N-mpc) -- Man, mankind. From 'anash; properly, a mortal; hence, a man in general."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.)."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5437.htm" title="5437: nā·sab·bū (V-Nifal-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively.">surrounded</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: hab·ba·yiṯ (Art:: N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">the house.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1849.htm" title="1849: miṯ·dap·pə·qîm (V-Hitpael-Prtcpl-mp) -- To beat, knock. A primitive root; to knock; by analogy, to press severely.">Pounding</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/1817.htm" title="1817: had·dā·leṯ (Art:: N-fs) -- A door. From dalah; something swinging, i.e. The valve of a door.">the door,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mə·rū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">they said</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/2205.htm" title="2205: haz·zā·qên (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Old. From zaqen; old.">the old</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: hā·’îš (Art:: N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">man</a> <a href="/hebrew/1167.htm" title="1167: ba·‘al (N-msc) -- Owner, lord. From ba'al; a master; hence, a husband, or owner.">who owned</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: hab·ba·yiṯ (Art:: N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">the house,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: hō·w·ṣê (V-Hifil-Imp-ms) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">“Bring out</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: hā·’îš (Art:: N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">the man</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">who</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: bā (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">came</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bê·ṯə·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">your house,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: wə·nê·ḏā·‘en·nū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf.h-1cp:: 3mse) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">so we can have relations with him!”</a> 23The owner of the house went out and said to them, “No, my brothers, do not do this wicked thing! After all, this man is a guest in my house. Do not commit this outrage.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/genesis/19-4.htm">Genesis 19:4-8</a> Before they had gone to bed, all the men of the city of Sodom, both young and old, surrounded the house. / They called out to Lot, saying, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Send them out to us so we can have relations with them!” / Lot went outside to meet them, shutting the door behind him. ... <a href="/hosea/9-9.htm">Hosea 9:9</a> They have deeply corrupted themselves as in the days of Gibeah; He will remember their guilt; He will punish their sins. <a href="/hosea/10-9.htm">Hosea 10:9</a> Since the days of Gibeah you have sinned, O Israel, and there you have remained. Did not the battle in Gibeah overtake the sons of iniquity? <a href="/romans/1-26.htm">Romans 1:26-27</a> For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones. / Likewise, the men abandoned natural relations with women and burned with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men and received in themselves the due penalty for their error. <a href="/2_peter/2-6.htm">2 Peter 2:6-8</a> if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction, reducing them to ashes as an example of what is coming on the ungodly; / and if He rescued Lot, a righteous man distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless / (for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)— <a href="/jude/1-7.htm">Jude 1:7</a> In like manner, Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, who indulged in sexual immorality and pursued strange flesh, are on display as an example of those who sustain the punishment of eternal fire. <a href="/leviticus/18-22.htm">Leviticus 18:22</a> You must not lie with a man as with a woman; that is an abomination. <a href="/leviticus/20-13.htm">Leviticus 20:13</a> If a man lies with a man as with a woman, they have both committed an abomination. They must surely be put to death; their blood is upon them. <a href="/deuteronomy/23-17.htm">Deuteronomy 23:17</a> No daughter or son of Israel is to be a shrine prostitute. <a href="/1_kings/14-24.htm">1 Kings 14:24</a> There were even male shrine prostitutes in the land. They imitated all the abominations of the nations the LORD had driven out before the Israelites. <a href="/1_kings/15-12.htm">1 Kings 15:12</a> He banished the male shrine prostitutes from the land and removed all the idols that his fathers had made. <a href="/1_kings/22-46.htm">1 Kings 22:46</a> He banished from the land the male shrine prostitutes who remained from the days of his father Asa. <a href="/2_kings/23-7.htm">2 Kings 23:7</a> He also tore down the quarters of the male shrine prostitutes that were in the house of the LORD, where the women had woven tapestries for Asherah. <a href="/isaiah/3-9.htm">Isaiah 3:9</a> The expression on their faces testifies against them, and like Sodom they flaunt their sin; they do not conceal it. Woe to them, for they have brought disaster upon themselves. <a href="/ezekiel/16-49.htm">Ezekiel 16:49-50</a> Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed, and complacent; they did not help the poor and needy. / Thus they were haughty and committed abominations before Me. Therefore I removed them, as you have seen.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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 spoke to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into your house, that we may know him.they were<a href="/judges/16-25.htm">Judges 16:25</a> And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make us sport. And they called for Samson out of the prison house; and he made them sport: and they set him between the pillars.the men<a href="/judges/20-5.htm">Judges 20:5</a> And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and beset the house round about upon me by night, and thought to have slain me: and my concubine have they forced, that she is dead.<a href="/genesis/19-4.htm">Genesis 19:4</a> But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter:<a href="/hosea/9-9.htm">Hosea 9:9</a> They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah: therefore he will remember their iniquity, he will visit their sins.sons of Belial<a href="/deuteronomy/13-13.htm">Deuteronomy 13:13</a> Certain men, the children of Belial, are gone out from among you, and have withdrawn the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which ye have not known;<a href="/1_samuel/1-16.htm">1 Samuel 1:16</a> Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto.<a href="/1_samuel/2-12.htm">1 Samuel 2:12</a> Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD.Bring forth<a href="/genesis/19-5.htm">Genesis 19:5</a> And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them.<a href="/romans/1-26.htm">Romans 1:26,27</a> For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: … <a href="/1_corinthians/6-9.htm">1 Corinthians 6:9</a> Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/15-9.htm">Base</a> <a href="/judges/9-45.htm">Beat</a> <a href="/judges/6-11.htm">Beating</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/13-13.htm">Belial</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-1.htm">Beset</a> <a href="/judges/19-17.htm">City</a> <a href="/judges/11-31.htm">Door</a> <a href="/judges/16-25.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/judges/19-21.htm">House</a> <a href="/judges/16-13.htm">Making</a> <a href="/judges/19-12.htm">Master</a> <a href="/judges/19-9.htm">Merry</a> <a href="/judges/18-23.htm">Round</a> <a href="/judges/5-30.htm">Sides</a> <a href="/judges/16-2.htm">Surrounded</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/20-13.htm">Base</a> <a href="/ruth/2-17.htm">Beat</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-16.htm">Beating</a> <a href="/judges/20-13.htm">Belial</a> <a href="/judges/20-5.htm">Beset</a> <a href="/judges/20-11.htm">City</a> <a href="/judges/19-26.htm">Door</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-6.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/judges/19-23.htm">House</a> <a href="/judges/20-38.htm">Making</a> <a href="/judges/19-23.htm">Master</a> <a href="/ruth/3-7.htm">Merry</a> <a href="/judges/20-5.htm">Round</a> <a href="/judges/20-5.htm">Sides</a> <a href="/judges/20-5.htm">Surrounded</a><div class="vheading2">Judges 19</div>1. <a href="/judges/19-1.htm">A Levite goes to Bethlehem to fetch home his concubine</a> 16. <a href="/judges/19-16.htm">An old man entertains him at Gibeah</a> 22. <a href="/judges/19-22.htm">The Gibeonites abuse his concubine to death</a> 29. <a href="/judges/19-29.htm">He divides her into twelve pieces, and sends them to the twelve tribes</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/19.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/judges/19.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>While they were enjoying themselves This phrase indicates a moment of hospitality and fellowship, a common cultural practice in ancient Israel. Hospitality was a sacred duty, and sharing a meal was a sign of peace and friendship. The setting is reminiscent of <a href="/genesis/19.htm">Genesis 19</a>, where Lot entertains angels in Sodom, highlighting the contrast between the host's intentions and the impending wickedness.suddenly the wicked men of the city surrounded the house The suddenness underscores the unexpected nature of evil, often catching people off guard. The "wicked men" are described similarly to the men of Sodom, suggesting a pervasive moral decay in Israel during the time of the Judges, a period marked by the repeated cycle of sin, oppression, repentance, and deliverance. This reflects the theme of Israel's need for a righteous king, as noted in <a href="/judges/21-25.htm">Judges 21:25</a>.Pounding on the door This aggressive action signifies the urgency and violence of the men's intentions. Doors in biblical times were often simple wooden structures, easily breached, symbolizing the vulnerability of the household. The act of pounding also echoes the persistent nature of sin, as seen in <a href="/genesis/4-7.htm">Genesis 4:7</a>, where sin is described as crouching at the door.they said to the old man who owned the house The old man represents the head of the household, responsible for the protection and well-being of his guests. His role is crucial in the narrative, as he is expected to uphold the cultural and moral duty of hospitality. This mirrors the responsibility of leaders in Israel to protect and guide their people, a theme prevalent throughout the Old Testament.“Bring out the man who came to your house This demand is a direct violation of the sacred duty of hospitality, which required the host to protect his guests at all costs. The request echoes the depravity of Sodom in <a href="/genesis/19-5.htm">Genesis 19:5</a>, illustrating the moral decline in Israel. It serves as a warning of the consequences of turning away from God's laws.so we can have relations with him!” The phrase reveals the intent of sexual violence, a grievous sin in the eyes of God. This act of intended homosexual rape is condemned in <a href="/leviticus/18-22.htm">Leviticus 18:22</a> and <a href="/romans/1-26.htm">Romans 1:26-27</a>, highlighting the severity of the sin. The narrative foreshadows the need for a savior, as the moral corruption of humanity necessitates divine intervention, ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who offers redemption and restoration.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_levite.htm">The Levite</a> A central figure in this account, the Levite is traveling with his concubine. His actions and decisions play a crucial role in the unfolding events. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_concubine.htm">The Concubine</a> The Levite's concubine, who is tragically victimized in this account, highlighting the severe moral decline in Israel during this period. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_old_man.htm">The Old Man</a> An Ephraimite living in Gibeah who offers hospitality to the Levite and his concubine, demonstrating a contrast between his kindness and the wickedness of the townspeople. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_men_of_gibeah.htm">The Men of Gibeah</a> Residents of the Benjamite town of Gibeah, whose actions reflect the moral corruption prevalent in Israel at the time. 5. <a href="/topical/g/gibeah.htm">Gibeah</a> A town in the territory of Benjamin, where the events of <a href="/judges/19-22.htm">Judges 19:22</a> take place, illustrating the lawlessness and depravity in Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_moral_relativism.htm">The Consequences of Moral Relativism</a> The account in <a href="/judges/19-22.htm">Judges 19:22</a> illustrates the dangers of a society where there is no absolute moral standard, leading to chaos and suffering. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_godly_leadership.htm">The Importance of Godly Leadership</a> The absence of strong, godly leadership in Israel during this time resulted in moral decay, emphasizing the need for leaders who uphold God's laws. <a href="/topical/h/hospitality_and_protection.htm">Hospitality and Protection</a> The old man's offer of hospitality contrasts with the wickedness of the townspeople, reminding believers of the biblical call to protect and care for others. <a href="/topical/t/the_depravity_of_sin.htm">The Depravity of Sin</a> The actions of the men of Gibeah serve as a stark reminder of the depths of human sinfulness when people turn away from God. <a href="/topical/t/the_need_for_repentance_and_restoration.htm">The Need for Repentance and Restoration</a> This account underscores the need for repentance and turning back to God to restore righteousness and justice in society.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_judges_19.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Judges 19</a> <a href="/q/what_happened_to_the_levite's_concubine.htm">What happened to the Levite's concubine in Gibeah?</a> <a href="/q/why_do_the_righteous_suffer.htm">If God wants to protect His people, why does He allow the righteous to suffer at the hands of the wicked?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_identity_of_belial.htm">What is the identity of Belial?</a> <a href="/q/is_belial_in_2_cor_6_15_historical_or_tradition.htm">In 2 Corinthians 6:15, is the reference to Belial rooted in any historical or archaeological evidence, or does it rely purely on religious tradition?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/judges/19.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(22) Sons of Belial.--It is only by a deeply-rooted misconception that Belial is written with a capital. The word is not the name (as is supposed) of an evil spirit, but an ordinary noun, "sons of worthlessness," i.e., "worthless fellows." (See <a href="/deuteronomy/13-14.htm" title="Then shall you inquire, and make search, and ask diligently; and, behold, if it be truth, and the thing certain, that such abomination is worked among you;">Deuteronomy 13:14</a>; <a href="/psalms/18-5.htm" title="The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.">Psalm 18:5</a>.) Later (comp. <a href="/2_corinthians/6-15.htm" title="And what concord has Christ with Belial? or what part has he that believes with an infidel?">2Corinthians 6:15</a>) it became a kind of proper name. Josephus dishonestly suppresses all the darkest features of the story (Antt. v. 11, ? 7).Beset the house.--There is a close resemblance to the equally hideous narrative of <a href="/genesis/19-8.htm" title="Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out to you, and do you to them as is good in your eyes: only to these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.">Genesis 19:8</a>.Beat at the door.--The word implies continuous knocking and gradual increase of noise (<a href="/songs/5-2.htm" title="I sleep, but my heart wakes: it is the voice of my beloved that knocks, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.">Song of Solomon 5:2</a>). We cannot wonder that the intense horror excited by this scene of infamy lasted for centuries afterwards. "They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah" (<a href="/hosea/9-9.htm" title="They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah: therefore he will remember their iniquity, he will visit their sins.">Hosea 9:9</a>). "O Israel, thou hast sinned from the days of Gibeah" (<a href="/hosea/10-9.htm" title="O Israel, you have sinned from the days of Gibeah: there they stood: the battle in Gibeah against the children of iniquity did not overtake them.">Hosea 10:9</a>). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/judges/19.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 22. - Making their hearts merry - as in vers. 6, 9, and in <a href="/judges/16-25.htm">Judges 16:25</a>; <a href="/ruth/3-7.htm">Ruth 3:7</a>. But there is nothing in the expression implying any excess in drinking. Bring forth the man. The abandoned character of the men appears in this, that not only did they offer no hospitality to the stranger themselves, but were ready to violate the sanctity of the hospitality of the old man's house by their brutal violence. There must have been a fearful absence of all law and order and government when such deeds could be done without any interference on the part of magistrate or elder or ruler of any kind. The singular resemblance of the whole narrative to that in <a href="/genesis/19.htm">Genesis 19</a>. suggests that the Israelites by their contact with the accursed Canaanites had reduced themselves to the level of Sodom and Gomorrah. Surely this shows the wisdom of the command to destroy utterly the workers of abomination. Sons of Belial. See <a href="/judges/20-13.htm">Judges 20:13</a>, where the same Hebrew phrase is rendered children of Belial. Belial in this common phrase is not a proper name, but a noun meaning worthlessness. Sons or men of Belial means worthless fellows. <a href="/commentaries/judges/19-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>While they הֵמָּה֮ (hêm·māh) Pronoun - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm">Strong's 1992: </a> They were enjoying מֵיטִיבִ֣ים (mê·ṭî·ḇîm) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3190.htm">Strong's 3190: </a> To be good, well, glad, or pleasing themselves, לִבָּם֒ (lib·bām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre suddenly וְהִנֵּה֩ (wə·hin·nêh) Conjunctive waw | Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> Lo! behold! the wicked בְלִיַּ֗עַל (ḇə·lî·ya·‘al) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1100.htm">Strong's 1100: </a> Without profit, worthlessness, destruction, wickedness men אַנְשֵׁ֨י (’an·šê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person of the city הָעִ֜יר (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> Excitement surrounded נָסַ֙בּוּ֙ (nā·sab·bū) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5437.htm">Strong's 5437: </a> To turn about, go around, surround the house. הַבַּ֔יִת (hab·ba·yiṯ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house Pounding מִֽתְדַּפְּקִ֖ים (miṯ·dap·pə·qîm) Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1849.htm">Strong's 1849: </a> To knock, to press severely on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the door, הַדָּ֑לֶת (had·dā·leṯ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1817.htm">Strong's 1817: </a> Something swinging, the valve of a, door they said וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ (way·yō·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the old הַזָּקֵן֙ (haz·zā·qên) Article | Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2205.htm">Strong's 2205: </a> Old man אַנְשֵׁ֣י (’an·šê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person who owned בַּ֣עַל (ba·‘al) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1167.htm">Strong's 1167: </a> A master, a husband, owner the house, הַבַּ֤יִת (hab·ba·yiṯ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house “Bring out הוֹצֵ֗א (hō·w·ṣê) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> To go, bring, out, direct and proxim the man הָ֠אִישׁ (hā·’îš) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person who אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that came בָּ֥א (bā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to your house בֵּיתְךָ֖ (bê·ṯə·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house so we can have relations with him!? וְנֵדָעֶֽנּוּ׃ (wə·nê·ḏā·‘en·nū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> To know <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/19-22.htm">Judges 19:22 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/judges/19-22.htm">Judges 19:22 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/judges/19-22.htm">Judges 19:22 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/judges/19-22.htm">Judges 19:22 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/judges/19-22.htm">Judges 19:22 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/19-22.htm">Judges 19:22 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/19-22.htm">Judges 19:22 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/19-22.htm">Judges 19:22 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/judges/19-22.htm">Judges 19:22 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/judges/19-22.htm">Judges 19:22 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/judges/19-22.htm">OT History: Judges 19:22 As they were making their hearts merry (Jd Judg. 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