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And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the farther side of the hill-country of Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Beth-lehem-judah.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

A concubine - See the margin. The name does not imply any moral reproach. A concubine was as much the man’s wife as the woman formally calle…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

On the side of Mount Ephraim. —Literally, on the two thighs (yarcethaim) . (Isaiah 37:24.) …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And it came to pass in those days, when there was no
king in Israel
The same is obser…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The three remaining chapters of this book contain a very sad history of the wickedness of the men of Gibeah, in Benjamin. The righteous Lord permit…

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