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22 Abuse at Gibeah. While they were enjoying themselves, certain men from the city who were surely sons of Belial[a] surrounded the house. They beat on the door and spoke to the old man, the master of the house, saying, “Bring out the man who entered your house, so that we can know him.” 23 The master of the house went out to them and said to them: “No, my brothers, do not do this evil thing. This man is a guest in my house; do not do this disgraceful thing. 24 [b]Look, here is my virgin daughter and his concubine. I will bring them out to you now. You can abuse them, and do whatever you want to them, but do not do such a vile thing to this man.”

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 19:22 Sons of Belial: “Belial” (nothing); in the course of time it came to be used as a proper name for the power of evil, as in 2 Cor 6:15.
  2. Judges 19:24 The despicable behavior and lack of moral integrity of the master and his guest is a blatant example of how low society had sunk without a religious leader to guide them.