Judges 19:22

²⁰ “Peace to you,” said the old man. “Let me supply everything you need. Only do not spend the night in the square.”

²¹ So he brought him to his house and fed his donkeys. And they washed their feet and ate and drank.

While they were enjoying themselves, suddenly the wicked men of the city surrounded the house. Pounding on the door, they said to the old man who owned the house, “Bring out the man who came to your house, so we can have relations with him!”

²³ The owner of the house went out and said to them, “No, my brothers, do not do this wicked thing! After all, this man is a guest in my house. Do not commit this outrage.

²⁴ Look, let me bring out my virgin daughter and the man’s concubine, and you can use them and do with them as you wish. But do not do such a vile thing to this man.”

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.

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BSB: While they were enjoying themselves, suddenly the wicked men of the city surrounded the house. Pounding on the door, they said to the old man who owned the house, “Bring out the man who came to your house, so we can have relations with him!”
KJV: Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him.
WEB: As they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain wicked fellows, surrounded the house, beating at the door; and they spoke to the master of the house, the old man, saying, “Bring out the man who came into your house, that we can have sex with him!”
ASV: As they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain base fellows, beset the house round about, beating at the door; and they spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thy house, that we may know him.
DARBY: They were making their hearts merry, when behold, the men of the city, sons of Belial, surrounded the house, beating at the door; and they spoke to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thy house, that we may know him.
BLB: They were enjoying themselves, and suddenly men of the city, certain perverted men, surrounded the house [and] beat on the door, and they spoke to the old man, the master of the house, saying, “Bring out the man who came to your house, that we may know him.”

ÅB: Mens de nå gjorde seg til gode, kom mennene i byen, ugudelige folk som de var, og omringet huset; de banket sterkt på døren og ropte til den gamle mann som eide huset: La den mann som har tatt inn i ditt hus, komme ut, så vi kan få vår vilje med ham!
OTB: Mens de koste seg, omringet noen onde menn i byen huset. De banket på døren og ropte til den gamle mannen: "Bring ut mannen som kom til ditt hus så vi kan ha omgang med ham."
B1930: Mens de nu gjorde sig til gode, kom mennene i byen, ugudelige folk som de var, og omringet huset; de banket sterkt på døren og ropte til den gamle mann som eide huset: La den mann som har tatt inn i ditt hus, komme ut, så vi kan få vår vilje med ham!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Genesis 19:4–5
Before they had gone to bed, all the men of the city of Sodom, both young and old, surrounded the house.
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1 Corinthians 6:9
Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts,
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Judges 20:5
And during the night, the men of Gibeah rose up against me and surrounded the house. They intended to kill me, but they abused my concubine, and she died.
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Romans 1:26–27
For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones.
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Deuteronomy 13:13
that wicked men have arisen from among you and have led the people of their city astray, saying, “Let us go and serve other gods” (which you have not known),
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Judges 16:25
And while their hearts were merry, they said, “Call for Samson to entertain us.” So they called Samson out of the prison to entertain them. And they stationed him between the pillars.
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1 Samuel 25:25
My lord should pay no attention to this scoundrel Nabal, for he lives up to his name: His name means Fool, and folly accompanies him. I, your servant, did not see my lord’s young men whom you sent.
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1 Samuel 2:12
Now the sons of Eli were wicked men; they had no regard for the LORD
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