Judges 19:22

Judges 19:22 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)While they were enjoying themselves, some of the wicked men of the city surrounded the house. Pounding on the door, they shouted to the old man who owned the house, “Bring out the man who came to your house so we can have sex with him.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)As they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, worthless fellows, surrounded the house, beating on the door. And they said to the old man, the master of the house, "Bring out the man who came into your house, that we may know him."
• New King James Version (NKJV)As they were enjoying themselves, suddenly certain men of the city, perverted men, surrounded the house and beat on the door. They spoke to the master of the house, the old man, saying, “Bring out the man who came to your house, that we may know him carnally!”

Context of Judges 19:22

20And the old man said, Peace be with thee; however let all thy wants lie upon me; only lodge not in the street. 21So he brought him into his house, and gave fodder to the donkeys: and they washed their feet, and ate and drank. Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain perverted men, beset the house on all sides, and beat at the door, and 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. 23And the man, the master of the house, went out to them, and said to them, Nay, my brethren, nay, I pray you, do not so wickedly; seeing that this man is come into my house, do not this folly. 24Behold, here is my daughter a maiden, and his concubine; them I will bring out now, and humble ye them, and do with them what seemeth good to you: but to this man do not so vile a thing.

Judges 19:22 word by word

הֵמָּה֮ מֵיטִיבִ֣ים אֶת־לִבָּם֒ וְהִנֵּה֩ אַנְשֵׁ֨י הָעִ֜יר אַנְשֵׁ֣י בְנֵֽי־בְלִיַּ֗עַל נָסַ֙בּוּ֙ אֶת־הַבַּ֔יִת מִֽתְדַּפְּקִ֖ים עַל־הַדָּ֑לֶת וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ אֶל־הָ֠אִישׁ בַּ֣עַל הַבַּ֤יִת הַזָּקֵן֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר הוֹצֵ֗א אֶת־הָאִ֛ישׁ אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֥א אֶל־בֵּיתְךָ֖ וְנֵדָעֶֽנּוּ׃Read the interlinear

• heartsלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• merryיָטַבyâţab · be goodH3190
• menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• pervertedבְּלִיַּ֫עַלbelîya‛al · BelialH1100
• menבֵּןbên · son: young animalH1121
• besetסָבַבsâbab · to turn: turnH5437
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• beatדָּפַקdâphaq · to beatH1849
• doorדֶּ֫לֶתdeleth · doorH1817
• spokeאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• masterבַּעַלba‛al · master: menH1167
• oldזָקֵןzâqên · oldH2205
• manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
• cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045

Cross-references for Judges 19:22

• Judges 16:25And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make us sport. And they called for Samson out of the prison house; and he made them sport: and they set him between the pillars.
• Judges 20:5And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and surrounded the house upon me by night, and thought to have slain me: and my concubine have they forced, that she is dead.
• Genesis 19:4But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, surrounded the house, both old and young, all the people from every quarter:
• Hosea 9:9They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah: therefore he will remember their iniquity, he will judge their sins.
• Hosea 10:9O Israel, thou hast sinned from the days of Gibeah: there they stood: the battle in Gibeah against the children of iniquity did not overtake them.
• Deuteronomy 13:13Certain men, corrupt men, have gone out from among you, and have seduced the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which ye have not known;
• 1 Samuel 1:16Count not thy handmaid for a wicked woman: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I been speaking.
• 1 Samuel 2:12Now the sons of Eli were worthless men; they knew not the LORD.
• 1 Samuel 10:27But the worthless men said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace.
• 1 Samuel 25:25Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this worthless man, even Nabal: for as his name is, so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with him: but I thy handmaid saw not the young men of my lord, whom thou didst send.
• 2 Samuel 23:6But the worthless, all of them shall be as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands:
• 2 Corinthians 6:15And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
• Genesis 19:5And they called to Lot, and said to him, Where are the men who came in to thee this night? bring them out to us, that we may know them.
• Romans 1:26For this cause God gave them up to vile affections: for even their women changed the natural use into that which is against nature:
• 1 Corinthians 6:9Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
• Jude 1:7Even as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to gross immorality, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.

Commentaries on Judges 19:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22Sons of Belial - Profligate fellows. See the notes on Deuteronomy 13:13. That we may know him - See Genesis 19:5. These were genuine sodomites as to their practice; sons of Belial, rascals and miscreants of the deepest dye; worse than brutes, being a compound of beast and devil inseparably blended.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22wicked men: Hebrew sons of Belial; see study notes on 1 Kings 21:10; 1 Samuel 1:16; 2 Corinthians 6:15. Their goal was to commit homosexual rape. Compare Genesis 19:4–5.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22-2822-24. certain sons of Belial beset the house--The narrative of the horrid outrage that was committed; of the proposal of the old man; the unfeeling, careless, and in many respects, inexplicable conduct of the Levite towards his wife, disclose a state of morality that would have appeared incredible, did it not rest on the testimony of the sacred historian. Both men ought to have protected the women in the house, even though at the expense of their lives…Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 19:22

• Adultery
• Gibeah
• Lasciviousness
• Rape
• Sodomy

In the dictionaries

• Old Man
• Beat
• Belial
• Diligent
• Gibeah
• Micah
• Wayfaring
• Wolf
• Antichrist
• Bethlehem

Commentaries on Judges 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary