⚔️WEB · Judges 19:13
What does Judges 19:13 mean?
"He said to his servant, “Come and let us draw near to one of these places; and we will lodge in Gibeah, or in Ramah.”"
— Judges 19:13 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
But the man wouldn’t stay that night, but he rose up and departed, and toward Jebus (also called Jerusalem). With him were a couple of saddled donkeys. His concubine also was with him.
When they were by Jebus, the day was far spent; and the servant said to his master, “Please come and let us enter into this city of the Jebusites, and stay in it.”
His master said to him, “We won’t enter into the city of a foreigner that is not of the children of Israel; but we will pass over to Gibeah.”
He said to his servant, “Come and let us draw near to one of these places; and we will lodge in Gibeah, or in Ramah.”
So they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down on them near Gibeah, which belongs to Benjamin.
They went over there, to go in to stay in Gibeah. He went in, and sat down in the street of the city; for there was no one who took them into his house to stay.
Behold, an old man came from his work out of the field at evening. Now the man was from the hill country of Ephraim, and he lived in Gibeah; but the men of the place were Benjamites.
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