Judges 19:16-22

16That evening, there was an old man who was returning home from his work in the fields. He was from the hill country of Ephraim but he was living in Gibeah at that time.

17He saw the Levite traveller in the public place. He asked, ‘Where are you travelling to? Where have you come from?’

18The Levite answered, ‘We are travelling from Bethlehem in Judah to the hill country of Ephraim, far from other towns. That is where I live. I needed to go to Bethlehem and now I am returning home. But no one has taken me into his house to sleep.

19We have straw and food for our donkeys. We have food and wine for myself, my wife and my servant. We have everything that we need.’

20The old man said, ‘Do not worry. I will take care of you. Please come into my house, but do not stay for the night in this public place.’

21So the old man took the Levite into his house, and he fed the donkeys. When they had washed their feet, they ate a meal.

22They were enjoying their time together. Suddenly, some wicked men who lived in the city came to the house. They stood all around it and they hit the door hard. They shouted to the old man who lived there, ‘Bring out the man who came to visit you. We want to have sex with him.’