Judges 19:20

And the old man answered him: Peace be with thee: I will furnish all things that are necessary: only I beseech thee, stay not in the street.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And the old man said, Peace be with thee; howsoever let all thy wants lie upon me; only lodge not in the street.

In Context

19We have straw and hay for provender of the asses, and bread and wine for the use of myself and of thy handmaid, and of the servant that is with me: we want nothing but lodging.

21And he brought him into his house, and gave provender to his asses: and after they had washed their feet, he entertained them with a feast.

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Cross References

Genesis 24:31And said to him: Come in, thou blessed of the Lord: why standest thou without? I have prepared the house, and a place for the camels.

Judges 6:23And the Lord said to him: Peace be with thee: fear not, thou shalt not die.

1 Chronicles 12:18But the spirit came upon Amasai the chief among thirty, and he said: We are thine, O David, and for thee, O son of Isai: peace, peace be to thee, and peace to thy helpers. For thy God helpeth thee. So David received them, and made them captains of the band.

John 14:27Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, do I give unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, nor let it be afraid.

1 Corinthians 1:3Grace to you, and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

Hebrews 13:2And hospitality do not forget; for by this some, being not aware of it, have entertained angels.

Matthew Henry on Judges 19:17-22

The Levite Entertained at Gibeah. ( b. c. 1410.) 16 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. 17 And when he had lifted up his eyes, he saw a wayfaring man in the street of the city: and the old man said, Whither goest thou? and whence comest thou? 18 And he said unto him, We are passing from Beth-lehem-judah toward the side of mount Ephraim; from thence am I: and I went to… Read the whole commentary →

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