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Judges 19:1-4

1 A Levite and His Concubine
In those days Israel had no king.
Now a Levite who lived in a remote area in the hill country of Ephraim took a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah.

2 But she was unfaithful to him. She left him and went back to her father’s house in Bethlehem, Judah. After she had been there four months,

3 her husband went to her to persuade her to return. He had with him his servant and two donkeys. She took him into her father’s house, and when her father saw him, he gladly welcomed him.

4 His father-in-law, the girl’s father, prevailed upon him to stay; so he remained with him three days, eating and drinking, and sleeping there.

Cross References for Judges 19:1-4

Malachi 2:15 - Has not the one God made you? You belong to him in body and spirit. And what does the one God s... Click to read the verse Malachi 2:15 Click to read the verse Malachi 2:15

2 Samuel 5:13 - After he left Hebron, David took more concubines and wives in Jerusalem, and more sons and daug... Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 5:13 Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 5:13

1 Kings 11:3 - He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines, and his wives led him a... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 11:3 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 11:3

Genesis 25:6 - But while he was still living, he gave gifts to the sons of his concubines and sent them away f... Click to read the verse Genesis 25:6 Click to read the verse Genesis 25:6

Genesis 22:24 - His concubine, whose name was Reumah, also had sons: Tebah, Gaham, Tahash and Maacah. Click to read the verse Genesis 22:24 Click to read the verse Genesis 22:24

Genesis 35:19 - So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem). Click to read the verse Genesis 35:19 Click to read the verse Genesis 35:19

Matthew 2:6 - “‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; fo... Click to read the verse Matthew 2:6 Click to read the verse Matthew 2:6

2 Samuel 20:3 - When David returned to his palace in Jerusalem, he took the ten concubines he had left to take ... Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 20:3 Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 20:3

2 Samuel 16:22 - So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof, and he lay with his father’s concubines in the ... Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 16:22 Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 16:22

1 Samuel 1:1 - The Birth of Samuel There was a certain man from Ramathaim, a Zuphite from the hill country of ... Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 1:1 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 1:1

Joshua 24:33 - And Eleazar son of Aaron died and was buried at Gibeah, which had been allotted to his son Phin... Click to read the verse Joshua 24:33 Click to read the verse Joshua 24:33

Judges 3:27 - When he arrived there, he blew a trumpet in the hill country of Ephraim, and the Israelites wen... Click to read the verse Judges 3:27 Click to read the verse Judges 3:27

Judges 17:6 - In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as he saw fit. Click to read the verse Judges 17:6 Click to read the verse Judges 17:6

Judges 21:25 - In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as he saw fit. Click to read the verse Judges 21:25 Click to read the verse Judges 21:25

2 Chronicles 19:4 - Jehoshaphat Appoints Judges Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem, and he went out again among the peo... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 19:4 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 19:4

Judges 18:2 - So the Danites sent five warriors from Zorah and Eshtaol to spy out the land and explore it. Th... Click to read the verse Judges 18:2 Click to read the verse Judges 18:2

Joshua 24:30 - And they buried him in the land of his inheritance, at Timnath Serah in the hill country of Eph... Click to read the verse Joshua 24:30 Click to read the verse Joshua 24:30

Judges 18:1 - Danites Settle in Laish In those days Israel had no king. And in those days the tribe of the Da... Click to read the verse Judges 18:1 Click to read the verse Judges 18:1

Judges 17:1 - Micah’s Idols Now a man named Micah from the hill country of Ephraim Click to read the verse Judges 17:1 Click to read the verse Judges 17:1

Judges 17:8 - left that town in search of some other place to stay. On his way he came to Micah’s house in th... Click to read the verse Judges 17:8 Click to read the verse Judges 17:8

Judges 18:13 - From there they went on to the hill country of Ephraim and came to Micah’s house. Click to read the verse Judges 18:13 Click to read the verse Judges 18:13

Song of Songs 6:8-9 - Sixty queens there may be, and eighty concubines, and virgins beyond number; Click to read the verse Song of Songs 6:8-9 Click to read the verse Song of Songs 6:8-9

2 Chronicles 11:21 - Rehoboam loved Maacah daughter of Absalom more than any of his other wives and concubines. In a... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 11:21 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 11:21

2 Samuel 19:5 - Then Joab went into the house to the king and said, “Today you have humiliated all your men, wh... Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 19:5 Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 19:5

2 Samuel 3:7 - Now Saul had had a concubine named Rizpah daughter of Aiah. And Ish-Bosheth said to Abner, “Why... Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 3:7 Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 3:7

Daniel 5:3 - So they brought in the gold goblets that had been taken from the temple of God in Jerusalem, an... Click to read the verse Daniel 5:3 Click to read the verse Daniel 5:3

Esther 2:14 - In the evening she would go there and in the morning return to another part of the harem to the... Click to read the verse Esther 2:14 Click to read the verse Esther 2:14

Judges 19:16 - That evening an old man from the hill country of Ephraim, who was living in Gibeah (the men of ... Click to read the verse Judges 19:16 Click to read the verse Judges 19:16

1 Samuel 9:4 - So he passed through the hill country of Ephraim and through the area around Shalisha, but they... Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 9:4 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 9:4

1 Kings 4:8 - These are their names: Ben-Hur—in the hill country of Ephraim; Click to read the verse 1 Kings 4:8 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 4:8