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Judges 19:1 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Judges 19:1 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Judges chapter 19 verse 1 to related passages throughout the Bible.
The Levite and His Concubine
“And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the side of mount Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Bethlehemjudah . a concubine: Heb. a woman a concubine, or, a wife a concubine”
Judges 19:1 (KJV)
Commentary on Judges 19:1
And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the side of mount Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Beth-lehem-judah. The repeated phrase "no king in Israel" introduces one of Scripture's most horrific narratives, demonstrating the depths of moral collapse during this period. A "Levite" (ish Levi)—one called to teach God's law and maintain holiness—takes a "concubine" (pilegesh, פִּילֶגֶשׁ), a legal but secondary wife with less status than a full wife. That a Levite, who should exemplify covenant faithfulness, enters ...
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Cross-References for Judges 19:1
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“In those days there was no king in Israel: and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in; for unto that day all their inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel.”
“out of Bethlehem Judah”
“land of Judah”
“In those days there was no king in Israel”
“which is in the hill country of Ephraim”
“In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.”
“which was given him in the hill country of Ephraim.”
“although he had the residue of the Spirit? Why one? He sought a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit”
“So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in unto his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.”
“and sixty concubines”