Judges 19:16

And behold, they saw an old man, returning from the field and from his work in the evening, and he was also from mount Ephraim, and he was living as a stranger in Gibeah. For the men of that region were of the sons of Benjamin.

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In The King James Version

And, behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at even, which was also of mount Ephraim; and he sojourned in Gibeah: but the men of the place were Benjamites.

In Context

15And so they diverted to it, so that they might lodge there. And when they had entered, they were sitting in the street of the city. For no one was willing to give them hospitality.

17And the old man, lifting up his eyes, saw the man sitting with his bundles in the street of the city. And he said to him: “Where have you come from? And where are you going?”

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Cross References

Judges 19:1There was a certain man, a Levite, living beside mount Ephraim, who took a wife from Bethlehem of Judah.

Psalms 104:23And Israel entered into Egypt, and Jacob became a sojourner in the land of Ham.

Proverbs 13:11Substance obtained in haste will be diminished. But what is collected by hand, little by little, shall be multiplied.

Proverbs 24:27Prepare your outdoor work, and diligently cultivate your field, so that afterward, you may build your house.

Ecclesiastes 5:12There is even another most burdensome infirmity, which I have seen under the sun: wealth kept to the harm of the owner.

1 Thessalonians 4:11to choose work that allows you to be tranquil, and to carry out your business and to do your work with your own hands, just as we have instructed you,

Matthew Henry on Judges 19:2-16

Elopement of the Levite's Concubine; The Levite Reconciled to His Concubine; The Levite Benighted at Gibeah. ( b. c. 1410.) 1 And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the side of mount Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Beth-lehem-judah. 2 And his concubine played the whore against him, and went away from him unto her father's house to Beth-lehem-judah, and was there four whole months. 3 And her husband arose, and went after her, to… Read the whole commentary →

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