Judg 19:15-28 | TSK | e4.org | no man There was probably no inn, or house of public entertainment in this place; and therefore they could not have 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 19:15-28

no man There was probably no inn, or house of public entertainment in this place; and therefore they could not have 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. Judg 19:18; Gen 18:2-8, Gen 19:2-3; Matt 25:35, Matt 25:43; Heb 13:2

his work Gen 3:19; Ps 104:23, Ps 128:2; Prov 13:11, Prov 14:23, Prov 24:27; Eccl 1:13, Eccl 5:12; Eph 4:28; 1Thess 4:11-12; 2Thess 3:10

whither Gen 16:8, Gen 32:17

I am now The LXX read, εις τον οικον μου εγω πορευομαι· "I am going to my own house;" which is probably the true reading, as we find (Judg 19:29) that he really went home; yet he might have gone previously to Shiloh, or to "the house of the Lord," because that was also in mount Ephraim.

the house Judg 18:31, Judg 20:18; Josh 18:1; 1Sam 1:3, 1Sam 1:7

receiveth Heb. gathereth, Judg 19:5; Ps 26:9; John 15:6

straw and provender In those countries principally devoted to pasturage, they made little or no hay, but as they raised corn, they took great care of their straw for cattle, which by their mode of threshing was chopped very small. See note on Gen 24:32.

Peace be Judg 6:23; Gen 43:23-24; 1Sam 25:6; 1Chr 12:18; Luke 10:5-6; John 14:27; 1Cor 1:3

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 for this night; only do not lodge in the street." Rom 12:13; Gal 6:6; Heb 13:2; Jas 2:15-16; 1Pet 4:9; 1John 3:18

lodge not Gen 19:2-3, Gen 24:31-33

So he brought Gen 24:32, Gen 43:24

they washed Gen 18:4; 1Sam 25:41; 2Sam 11:8; Luke 7:44; John 13:4-5, John 13:14-15; 1Tim 5:10

they were Judg 19:6-7, Judg 16:25

the men Judg 20:5; Gen 19:4; Hos 9:9, Hos 10:9

sons of Belial Deut 13:13; 1Sam 1:16, 1Sam 2:12, 1Sam 10:27, 1Sam 25:25; 2Sam 23:6-7; 2Cor 6:15

Bring forth Gen 19:5; Rom 1:26-27; 1Cor 6:9; Jude 1:7

the man Gen 19:6-7

do not this folly Judg 20:6; Gen 34:7; Josh 7:15; 2Sam 13:12

Behold The rites of hospitality are regarded as sacred and inviolable in the East, and a man who has 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 Gen 19:8; Rom 3:8

humble ye Gen 34:2 *marg. Deut 21:14

so vile a thing Heb. the matter of this folly

knew her Gen 4:1

and abused Jer 5:7-8; Hos 7:4-7, Hos 9:9, Hos 10:9; Eph 4:19

her lord was Judg 19:3, Judg 19:27; Gen 18:12; 1Pet 3:6

But none Judg 20:5; 1Kgs 18:29