Judges 19:20

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

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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

19Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses; and there is bread and wine also for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young man which is with thy servants: there is no want of any thing:

21So he brought him into his house, and gave provender to the asses: and they washed their feet and ate and drank.

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Cross References

Genesis 24:31And he said, Come in, thou blessed of the LORD; why standest thou without? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.

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

1 Chronicles 12:18Then the spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the captains, and he said , Thine are we , David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse: peace, peace be to thee, and peace be to thy helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and made them captains of the band.

John 14:27Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you: not as the world giveth, give I to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

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

Hebrews 13:2Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for by this some have entertained angels unawares.

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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