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But the men wouldn`t listen to him: so the man laid hold on his concubine, and brought her forth to them; and they knew her, and abused her all the night until the morning: and when the day began to spring, they let her go.
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The Levite's Selfish Act
Commentators highlight the profound moral failure of the Levite. Instead of protecting his concubine, he selfishly "laid hold on his concubine, and brought her forth unto them." Scholars like Ellicott condemn this as a sign of a "rudimentary morality" and a low view of women. The act demonstrates that even committing a supposedly lesser sin to avoid a greater one is a terrible offense.
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19th Century
Anglican
Behold, here is my daughter ... —The main horror of these verses lies, and is meant to lie, in the nameless infamy to whi…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But the men would not listen to him Especially with respect to his daughter, whom they knew very well, and had no af…
Presbyterian
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…