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

20The old man said, “Shalom to you! Let all your needs be on me—only don’t spend the night in the open square!” 21So he brought him into his house and gave the donkeys fodder, and they washed their feet and ate and drank. While they were making their hearts merry, behold, some worthless men of the town surrounded the house. Pounding the door, they shouted to the owner of the house, “Bring out the man that came into your house,” they said to the old man, “so we may have relations with him.” 23But the man, the owner of the house, went out to them and said to them, “No, my fellows, please don’t do this evil. After all, this man has come into my house. Don’t commit this disgraceful deed. 24Look, here is my virgin daughter, and his concubine—I will bring them out to you now, and you may abuse them and do to them whatever pleases you, but don’t do such a degrading thing to this man!”

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• as they were making their heartsלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• merryיָטַבyâţab · be goodH3190
• behold, the menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• of the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• sonsבֵּןbên · son: young animalH1121
• of Belialבְּלִיַּ֫עַלbelîya‛al · BelialH1100
• besetסָבַבsâbab · to turn: turnH5437
• the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• beatדָּפַקdâphaq · to beatH1849
• at the doorדֶּ֫לֶתdeleth · doorH1817
• and spakeאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to the masterבַּעַלba‛al · master: menH1167
• the oldזָקֵןzâqên · oldH2205
• manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• Bring forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
• that cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• that we may knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045

Cross-references for Judges 19:22

• Judges 16:25Now it came about when their hearts were merry that they said, “Call for Samson, that he may amuse us.” So they called for Samson from the prison, and he did make them laugh, when they made him stand between the pillars.
• Judges 20:5Then men of Gibeah rose against me and surrounded the house over me at night. They intended to kill me, but instead, they raped my concubine until she died.
• Genesis 19:4They had not yet lain down when the men of the city (the men of Sodom) surrounded the house—from youth to elderly, all the people without exception.
• Hosea 9:9They have deeply corrupted themselves as in the days of Gibeah. He will remember their iniquity, He will punish their sin.
• Hosea 10:9“From the days of Gibeah, you have sinned, O Israel. There they took their stand. Will not war over sons of iniquity overtake them in Gibeah?
• Deuteronomy 13:13“Suppose you hear it said in one of your cities, which Adonai your God is giving you to dwell in,
• 1 Samuel 1:16Don’t consider your handmaid a wicked woman. For out of my great anguish and grief I’ve been praying until now.”
• 1 Samuel 2:12Now Eli’s sons were worthless men; they did not acknowledge Adonai.
• 1 Samuel 10:27But certain worthless men said, “How can this one save us?” So they despised him and brought him no present. But he kept silent.
• 1 Samuel 25:25Please my lord, pay no attention to this worthless fellow, Nabal, for as his name is, so is he—Nabal is his name and disgraceful folly is with him. But I, your maidservant, did not see the young men of my lord whom you sent.
• 2 Samuel 23:6But the worthless, all of them will be thrust aside like thorns, for they cannot be picked up by hand.
• 2 Corinthians 6:15What harmony does Messiah have with Belial? Or what part does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?
• Genesis 19:5And they called out to Lot and said to him, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us so that we can have relations with them!”
• Romans 1:26For this reason God gave them up to shameful passions. Even their women exchanged natural relations for what is against nature.
• 1 Corinthians 6:9Or don’t you know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Don’t be deceived! The sexually immoral, idolaters, adulterers, those who practice homosexuality,
• Jude 1:7In the same way as these angels, Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them—having given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after a different sort of flesh—are displayed as an example, suffering the punishment 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