Charles Ellicott Commentary Genesis 19:1

"And the two angels came to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot saw them, and rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face to the earth;" — Genesis 19:1 (ASV)

And there came two angels. —Hebrew, And the two angels came. It is a continuation of the preceding narrative and takes up the history from Genesis 18:22.

Lot sat in the gate of Sodom. —He had therefore become a citizen of Sodom, probably after the deliverance from the Elamite invasion, when, as a relative of Abraham, he would be treated with great honour. This personal respect had made him close his eyes to the sinfulness of the people, and he had consented to live inside the town, and even to let its citizens marry his daughters. Meanwhile, all association between him and Abraham apparently had ceased, and he had lost all share in the covenant of circumcision.