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It happened 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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The Anarchy of 'No King'
Commentators emphasize that the phrase 'when there was no king in Israel' is a key theme. It signals a period of anarchy and moral decay, where the lack of righteous, central leadership allowed for terrible wickedness to occur with impunity. This statement sets the stage for the horrific events that follow.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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…
19th Century
Anglican
On the side of Mount Ephraim. —Literally, on the two thighs (yarcethaim) . (Isaiah 37:24.) …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel The same is obser…
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