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19 1 A Levite’s wife being an harlot forsook her husband, and he took her again. 25 At Gibeah she was most villainously abused to the death. 29 The Levite cutteth her in pieces, and sendeth her to the twelve tribes.
1 Also in those days, when there was no king in Israel, a certain Levite dwelt on the side of mount Ephraim, and took to wife a (A)concubine out of Bethlehem Judah,
2 And his concubine played the whore [a]there, and went away from him unto her father’s house to Bethlehem Judah, and there continued the space of four months.
3 And her husband arose and went after her, to speak [b]friendly unto her, and to bring her again: he had also his servant with him, and a couple of asses: and she brought him unto her father’s house, and when the young woman’s father saw him, he rejoiced [c]of his coming.
4 And his father-in-law, the young woman’s father received him: and he abode with him three days: so they did eat and drink, and lodged there.
5 ¶ And when the fourth day came, they arose early in the morning, and [d]he prepared to depart: then the young woman’s father said unto his son-in-law, [e]Comfort thine heart with a morsel of bread, and then go your way.
6 So they sat down and did eat and drink, both of them together. And the [f]young woman’s father said unto the man, Be content, I pray thee, and tarry all night, and let thine heart be merry.
7 And when the man rose up to depart, his father-in-law [g]was earnest: therefore he returned, and lodged there.
8 And he arose up early the fifth day to depart, and the young woman’s father said, [h]Comfort thine heart, I pray thee: and they tarried until after midday, and they both did eat.
9 Afterward when the man arose to depart with his concubine and his servant, his father-in-law, the young woman’s father said unto him, Behold now, the day [i]draweth toward even: I pray you, tarry all night: behold, the [j]sun goeth to rest: lodge here, that thine heart may be merry, and tomorrow get you early upon your way, and go to the [k]tent.
10 But the man would not tarry, but arose, and departed, and came over against Jebus, (which is Jerusalem) and his two asses laden, and his concubine were with him.
11 When they were near Jebus, the day [l]was sore spent, and the servant said unto his master, Come, I pray thee, and let us turn unto this city of the Jebusites, and lodge all night there.
12 And his master answered him, [m]We will not turn into the city of strangers that are not of the children of Israel, but we will go forth to Gibeah.
13 And he said unto his servant, Come, and let us draw near to one of these places, that we may lodge in Gibeah or in Ramah.
14 So they went forward upon their way, and the Sun went down upon them near to Gibeah, which is in Benjamin.
15 ¶ Then they turned thither to go in and lodge in Gibeah: and when he came, he sat him down in a street of the city: for there was no man that [n]took them into his house to lodging.
16 And behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at even, and the man was of mount Ephraim, but dwelt in Gibeah: and the men of the place were the children of [o]Jemini.
17 And when he had lifted up his eyes, he saw a [p]wayfaring man in the streets of the city: then this old man said, Whither goest thou, and whence camest thou?
18 And he answered him, We came from Bethlehem Judah, unto the side of mount Ephraim: from thence am I: and I went to Bethlehem Judah, and go now to the [q]house of the Lord: and no man receiveth me to house,
19 Although we have straw and provender for our asses, and also bread and wine for me and thine handmaid, and for the boy that is with thy servant: we lack nothing.
20 And the old man said, [r]Peace be with thee: as for all that thou lackest, shalt thou find with me: only abide not in the street all night.
21 ¶ So he brought him into his house, and gave fodder unto the asses: and they washed their feet, and did eat and drink.
22 And as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, [s]wicked men beset the house round about, and [t]smote at the door, and spake to this old man the master of the house, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house that we may know him.
23 And (B)this man the master of the house went out unto them, and said unto them, Nay my brethren, do not so wickedly, I pray you, seeing that this man is come into mine house, do not this villainy.
24 Behold, here is my daughter, a virgin, and his concubine: them will I bring out now, [u]and humble them, and do with them what seemeth you good: but to this man do not this villainy.
25 But the men would not hearken to him: therefore the man took his concubine, and brought her out unto them: and they knew her and abused her all the night unto the morning and when the day began to spring, they let her go.
26 So the woman came in the dawning of the day, and [v]fell down at the door of the man’s house where her lord was, till the light day.
27 And her [w]lord arose in the morning, and opened the doors of the house, and went out to go his way, and behold, the woman his concubine was [x]dead at the door of the house, and her hands lay upon the threshold.
28 And he said unto her, up, and let us go: but she answered not. Then he took her up upon the ass, and the man rose up, and went unto his [y]place.
29 And when he was come to his house, he took a knife and laid hand on his concubine, and divided her in pieces with her bones into twelve parts, and sent her through all quarters of Israel.
30 And all that saw it, said, There was no [z]such thing done or seen since the time that the children of Israel came up from the land of Egypt unto this day: consider the matter, consult and give sentence.
20 1 The Israelites assemble at Mizpah, to whom the Levite declareth his wrong. 13 They sent for them that aid the villain. 45 The Israelites are twice overcome, 46 And at length get the victory.
1 Then (C)all the children of Israel went out, and the Congregation was gathered together as [aa]one man, from Dan to Beersheba, with the land of Gilead, unto the [ab]Lord in Mizpah.
2 And the [ac]chief of all the people, and all the tribes of Israel assembled in the Congregation of the people of God four hundred thousand footmen that [ad]drew sword.
3 (Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel were gone up to Mizpah) Then, the children of Israel [ae]said, How is this wickedness committed?
4 And the same Levite, the woman’s husband that was slain, answered and said, I came unto Gibeah that is in Benjamin with my concubine to lodge,
5 And the [af]men of Gibeah arose against me, and beset the house round about upon me by night, thinking to have slain me, and have forced my concubine that she is dead.
6 Then I took my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent [ag]her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel: for they have committed abomination and villainy in Israel.
7 Behold, ye are all children of Israel, give your advice, and counsel herein.
8 Then all the people arose as one man, saying, There shall not a man of us go to his tent, neither any turn into his [ah]house.
9 But now this is that thing which we will do to Gibeah: we will go up by lot against it.
10 And we will take ten men of the hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, and an hundred of the thousand, and a thousand of ten thousand to bring [ai]victual for the people, that they may do (when they come to Gibeah of Benjamin) according to all the villainy, that it hath done in Israel.
11 ¶ So all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, knit together as one man.
12 And the tribes of Israel sent men through all the [aj]tribe of Benjamin, saying, What wickedness is this that is committed among you?
13 Now therefore deliver us those wicked men which are in Gibeah, that we may put them to death, and put away evil from Israel: but the children of Benjamin [ak]would not obey the voice of their brethren the children of Israel.
14 But the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together out of the cities unto Gibeah, to come out and fight against the children of Israel.
15 ¶ And the children of Benjamin were numbered at that time, out of the cities, six and twenty thousand men that drew sword, beside the inhabitants of Gibeah, which were numbered seven hundred chosen men.
16 Of all this people were seven hundred chosen men, being (D)left handed: all these could sling stones at an hair breadth, and not fail.
17 ¶ Also the men of Israel beside Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword, even all men of war.
18 And the children of Israel arose, and went up [al]to the house of God, and asked of God, saying, Which of us shall go up first to fight against the children of Benjamin? and the Lord said, Judah shall be first.
19 Then the children of Israel arose up early and camped against Gibeah.
20 And the men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin, and the men of Israel put themselves in array to fight against them beside Gibeah.
21 And the children of Benjamin came out of Gibeah, and slew down to the ground of the Israelites that day [am]two and twenty thousand men.
22 And the people, the men of Israel plucked up their hearts, and set their battle again in array in the place where they put them in array the first day.
23 (For the children of Israel had gone up and wept before the Lord unto the evening, and had asked of the Lord, saying, Shall I go again to battle against the children of Benjamin my brethren? and the Lord said, Go up against them.)
24 ¶ Then the children of Israel came near against the children of Benjamin the second day.
25 Also the second day Benjamin came forth to meet them out of Gibeah, and slew down to the ground of the children of Israel again eighteen thousand men: [an]all they could handle the sword.
26 Then all the children of Israel went up, and all the people came also unto the house of God, and wept, and sat there before the Lord, and fasted that day unto the evening, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the Lord.
27 And the children of Israel asked the Lord (for [ao]there was the Ark of the Covenant of God in those days,
28 And Phinehas the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron [ap]stood before it at that time) saying, Shall I yet go anymore to battle against the children of Benjamin my brethren, or shall I cease? And the Lord said, Go up: for tomorrow I will deliver them into your hand.
29 And Israel set men to lie in wait roundabout Gibeah.
30 And the children of Israel went up against the children of Benjamin the third day, and put themselves in array against Gibeah, as at other times.
31 Then the children of Benjamin coming out against the people, were [aq]drawn from the city: and they began to smite of the people and kill as at other times, even by the ways in the field (whereof one goeth up to the house of God, and the other to Gibeah) upon a thirty men of Israel.
32 (For the children of Benjamin said, They are fallen before us, as at the first. But the children of Israel said, Let us flee and pluck them away from the city unto the [ar]highways.)
33 And all the men of Israel rose up out of their place, and put themselves in array at Baal Tamar: and the men that lay in wait of the Israelites came forth of their place, even out of the meadows of Geba,
34 And they came over against Gibeah, ten thousand chosen men of all Israel, and the battle was sore: for they knew not that the [as]evil was near them.
35 ¶ And the Lord smote Benjamin before Israel, and the children of Israel destroyed of the Benjamites the same day five and twenty thousand and an hundred men: all they could handle the sword.
36 So the children of Benjamin saw that they were stricken down: for the men of Israel [at]gave place to the Benjamites, because they trusted to the men that lay in wait, which they had laid beside Gibeah.
37 And they that lay in wait hasted, and brake forth toward Gibeah, and the ambushment [au]drew themselves along, and smote all the city with the edge of the sword.
38 Also the men of Israel had appointed a certain time with the ambushments, that they should make a great flame and smoke arise up out of the city.
39 And when the men of Israel retired in the battle, Benjamin began to [av]smite and kill of the men of Israel about thirty persons: for they said, Surely they are stricken down before us, as in the first battle.
40 But when the flame began to rise out of the city as a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked back, and behold, the flame of the city began to ascend up to heaven.
41 Then the men of Israel turned [aw]again, and the men of Benjamin were astonished: for they saw that evil was near unto them.
42 Therefore they fled before the men of Israel unto the way of the wilderness, but the battle overtook them: also they which came out of the cities, slew them [ax]among them.
43 Thus they compassed the Benjamites about, and [ay]chased them at ease, and overran them, even over against Gibeah on the East side.
44 And there were slain of Benjamin eighteen thousand men, which were all men of war.
45 And they turned and fled to the wilderness unto the rock of Rimmon: and the Israelites [az]gleaned of them by the way five thousand men, and pursued after them unto Gidom, and slew two thousand men of them,
46 So that all that were slain that day of Benjamin, were [ba]five and twenty thousand men that drew sword, which were all men of war.
47 (E)But six hundred men turned and fled to the wilderness unto the rock of Rimmon, and abode in the rock of Rimmon four months.
48 Then the men of Israel turned unto the children of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword, from the men of the city unto the beasts, and all that came to hand: also they set on fire all the [bb]cities that they could come by.
21 1 The Israelites swear that they will not marry their daughters to the Benjamites. 10 They slay them of Jabeth Gilead, and give their virgins to the Benjamites. 21 The Benjamites take the daughters of Shiloh.
1 Moreover, the men of Israel [bc]sware in Mizpah, saying, None of us shall give his daughter unto the Benjamites to wife.
2 And the people came unto the house of God and abode there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept with great lamentation,
3 And said, O Lord God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that this day one tribe of Israel should want?
4 ¶ And on the morrow the people rose up and made there an [bd]altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.
5 Then the children of Israel said, Who is he among all the tribes of Israel, that came not up with the Congregation unto the Lord? for they had made a great oath concerning him that came not up to the Lord to Mizpah, saying, Let him die the death.
6 And the children of Israel [be]were sorry for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.
7 How shall we do for wives to them that remain, seeing we have sworn by the Lord, that we will not give them of our daughters to wives?
8 Also they said, is there any of the tribes of Israel that [bf]came not up to Mizpah to the Lord? and behold, there came none of Jabesh Gilead unto the host, and to the Congregation.
9 For when the people were viewed, behold, none of the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead were there.
10 Therefore the Congregation sent thither twelve thousand men of the [bg]most valiant, and commanded them, saying, Go and smite the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead with the edge of the sword, both women and children.
11 (F)And this is it that ye shall do: ye shall utterly destroy all the males, and all the women that have lain by men.
12 And they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead four hundred maids, virgins that had known no man by lying with any male: and they brought them unto the host to Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan.
13 ¶ Then the whole Congregation [bh]sent and spake with the children of Benjamin that were in the rock of Rimmon, and called [bi]peaceably unto them:
14 And Benjamin came again at that time, and they gave them wives which they had saved alive of the women of Jabesh Gilead: but they had not [bj]so enough for them.
15 And the people were sorry for Benjamin, because the Lord had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.
16 Therefore the Elders of the Congregation said, How shall we do for wives to the remnant? for the women of Benjamin are destroyed.
17 And they said, There must be [bk]an inheritance for them that be escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe be not destroyed out of Israel.
18 Howbeit we may not give them wives of our daughters: for the children of Israel had sworn, saying, Cursed be he that giveth a wife to Benjamin.
19 Therefore they said, Behold, there is a feast of the Lord every year in Shiloh, in a place, which is on the [bl]North side of Bethel, and on the East side of the way that goeth up from Bethel to Shechem, and on the South of Lebonah.
20 Therefore they commanded the children of Benjamin, saying, Go, and lie in wait in the vineyards.
21 And when ye see that the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in dances, then come ye out of the vineyards, and catch you every man a wife of the daughters of Shiloh, and go into the land of Benjamin.
22 And [bm]when their fathers or their brethren come unto us to complain, we will say unto them, Have pity on them for our sakes, because we reserved not to each man his wife in the war, and because ye have not given unto them hitherto, ye have sinned.
23 And the children of Benjamin did so, and took wives of them that danced according to their [bn]number: which they took, and went away, and returned to their inheritance, and repaired the cities and dwelt in them.
24 So the children of Israel departed thence at that time, every man to his tribe, and to his family, and went out from thence every man to his inheritance.
25 (G)In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was good in his eyes.
31 (A)[a]And the Lord said, Whereunto shall I liken the men of this generation? and what thing are they like unto?
32 They are like unto little children sitting in the marketplace, and crying one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced: we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.
33 For John Baptist came neither eating bread, nor drinking wine: and ye say, He hath the devil.
34 The Son of man is come, and eateth, and drinketh: and ye say, Behold, a man which is a glutton, and a drinker of wine, a friend of Publicans and sinners:
35 But wisdom is justified of all her children.
36 ¶ [b]And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him: and he went into the Pharisee’s house, and sat down at table.
37 And behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at table in the Pharisee’s house, she brought a box of ointment.
38 (B)And she stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.
39 [c]Now when the Pharisee which bade him, saw it, he spake within himself, saying, If this man were a Prophet, he would surely have known who, and what manner of woman this is which toucheth him: [d]for she is a sinner.
40 [e]And Jesus answered, and said unto him, Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And he said, Master, say on.
41 There was a certain lender which had two debtors: the one ought five hundred pence, and the other fifty:
42 When they had nothing to pay, he forgave them both: Which of them therefore, tell me, will love him most?
43 Simon answered, and said, I suppose that he to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast truly judged.
44 Then he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, and thou gavest me no water to my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.
45 Thou gavest me no kiss: but she, since the time I came in, hath not ceased to kiss my feet.
46 Mine head with oil thou didst not anoint: but she hath anointed my feet with ointment.
47 Wherefore I say unto thee, many sins are forgiven her: [f]for she loved much. To whom a little is forgiven, he doth love a little.
48 And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven thee.
49 And they that sat at table with him, began to say within themselves, Who is this that even forgiveth sins?
50 And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee: [g]go in peace.
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