But they wouldn’t listen to him. So the Levite took hold of his concubine and pushed her out the door. The men of the town abused her all night, taking turns raping her until morning. Finally, at dawn they let her go.

Commentaries

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Behold, here is my daughter ... —The main horror of these verses lies, and is meant to lie, in the nameless infamy to whi…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

But the men would not listen to him
Especially with respect to his daughter, whom they knew very well, and had no af…

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…