The day was far spent. —Jerusalem is only two hours distant from Bethlehem. The father of the woman, by his unwise neglect to “speed the p…

And when they were by Jebus the day was far spent
Or "was gone down very much" ^F17, the sun was going dow…

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…