Judges 19:13
11 And when they were by Jebus, the day was far spent; and the servant said unto his master, Come, I pray thee, and let us turn in into this city of the Jebusites, and lodge in it.
12 And his master said unto him, We will not turn aside hither into the city of a stranger, that is not of the children of Israel; we will pass over to Gibeah.
And he said unto his servant, Come, and let us draw near to one of these places to lodge all night, in Gibeah, or in Ramah.
14 And they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down upon them when they were by Gibeah, which belongeth to Benjamin.
15 And they turned aside thither, to go in and to lodge in Gibeah: and when he went in, he sat him down in a street of the city: for there was no man that took them into his house to lodging.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- He continued, “Come, let us try to reach one of these towns to spend the night in Gibeah or Ramah.”
- KJV
- And he said unto his servant, Come, and let us draw near to one of these places to lodge all night, in Gibeah, or in Ramah.
- WEB
- He said to his servant, “Come and let’s draw near to one of these places; and we will lodge in Gibeah, or in Ramah.”
- ASV
- And he said unto his servant, Come and let us draw near to one of these places; and we will lodge in Gibeah, or in Ramah.
- DARBY
- And he said to his servant, Come and let us draw near to one of these places, and lodge in Gibeah, or in Ramah.
- BLB
- And he said to his servant, “Come, and let us draw near to one of these places, and we shall lodge in Gibeah or in Ramah.”
- ÅB
- Så sa han til drengen: Kom, la oss se til å nå en av de andre byer og bli natten over i Gibea eller Rama!
- OTB
- Han la til: "Kom, la oss prøve å nå Gibea eller Rama og tilbringe natten der."
- B1930
- Så sa han til drengen: Kom, la oss se til å nå en av de andre byer og bli natten over i Gibea eller Rama!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Joshua 18:25–26
Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth,
Read in contextIsaiah 10:29
They are gone over the passage: they have taken up their lodging at Geba; Ramah is afraid; Gibeah of Saul is fled.
Read in contextHosea 5:8
Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: cry aloud at Beth-aven, after thee, O Benjamin.
Read in context1 Samuel 10:26
And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and there went with him a band of men, whose hearts God had touched.
Read in contextJoshua 18:28
And Zelah, Eleph, and Jebusi, which is Jerusalem, Gibeath, and Kirjath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.
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