Pretty interesting topic, makes me think of the end of chapter 19.
Judges 19:30
[SUP]30 [/SUP]And it was so, that all that saw it said, There was no such deed done nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt unto this day: consider of it, take advice, and speak your minds.
Well personally I think it is sort of self-explanatory within the context of the story. This is my basic synopsis.
A Levite's concubine played the whore against him, he went and took her back. Her father accepted this and they departed. After being comforted by his concubine's father whom entertains him for 5 days he departs and arrives in Gibeah. A man offers to lodge them in his home and provide the animals with accommodations as well. While the Levite lodges in the man's house, indeed, much like the Sodom and Gomorrah account, the sons of worthlessness beset the house all around. The sons of worthlessness like the sons of Sodom demand to bring the stranger out to do him wickedly. The righteous householder offers up his own virgin daughter and the man's concubine instead. The sons of Belial refuse, therefore the Levite sets the concubine forth. The sons of worthlessness have sex with and sexually abuse the woman all night long. In the morning she clutches to the door post, but her spirit is broken and not in her. The righteous Levite takes his concubine home and cuts her up into 12 pieces to send the pieces throughout all Israel as a testimony against them that a great folly has been wrought in Israel.
The tribes come up to inquire of this outrage and the righteous Levite reveals the matter explaining that they have wrought great folly in Israel. The men of Israel resolve to chastise Benjamin to put away the folly he has wrought in Israel and sendx up the army to smite them. Twice they go up against Benjamin and twice they fail. On the third attempt the Lord delivered Benjamin into the hands of Israel and they destroyed him down to but a handful of men whom took refuge in the rock of Rimmon.
So then there is a dilemma for Israel as a breach has been made upon Israel and as one of the races of Israel is threatened with extinction. Furthermore the children of Israel had sworn an oath promising a curse upon any that would give to Benjamin their daughters. After inquiry is made they find Jabeshgilead did not come up to the oath of Mizpeh. So they did go and slaughter all men and all women that have slept with a man in Jabeshgilead and to take for the Benjamites virgin wives of Jabeshgilead. However the virgin women of Jabeshgilead were too few to suffice the sons of Benjamin that remained. So Israel did allow the survivors of Benjamin to go and take for themselves daughters of Shiloh all such as danced before them. With their new wives the children of Benjamin return to their apportioned inheritance and rebuild their cities.
Judges 19:30
[SUP]30 [/SUP]And it was so, that all that saw it said, There was no such deed done nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt unto this day: consider of it, take advice, and speak your minds.
Well personally I think it is sort of self-explanatory within the context of the story. This is my basic synopsis.
A Levite's concubine played the whore against him, he went and took her back. Her father accepted this and they departed. After being comforted by his concubine's father whom entertains him for 5 days he departs and arrives in Gibeah. A man offers to lodge them in his home and provide the animals with accommodations as well. While the Levite lodges in the man's house, indeed, much like the Sodom and Gomorrah account, the sons of worthlessness beset the house all around. The sons of worthlessness like the sons of Sodom demand to bring the stranger out to do him wickedly. The righteous householder offers up his own virgin daughter and the man's concubine instead. The sons of Belial refuse, therefore the Levite sets the concubine forth. The sons of worthlessness have sex with and sexually abuse the woman all night long. In the morning she clutches to the door post, but her spirit is broken and not in her. The righteous Levite takes his concubine home and cuts her up into 12 pieces to send the pieces throughout all Israel as a testimony against them that a great folly has been wrought in Israel.
The tribes come up to inquire of this outrage and the righteous Levite reveals the matter explaining that they have wrought great folly in Israel. The men of Israel resolve to chastise Benjamin to put away the folly he has wrought in Israel and sendx up the army to smite them. Twice they go up against Benjamin and twice they fail. On the third attempt the Lord delivered Benjamin into the hands of Israel and they destroyed him down to but a handful of men whom took refuge in the rock of Rimmon.
So then there is a dilemma for Israel as a breach has been made upon Israel and as one of the races of Israel is threatened with extinction. Furthermore the children of Israel had sworn an oath promising a curse upon any that would give to Benjamin their daughters. After inquiry is made they find Jabeshgilead did not come up to the oath of Mizpeh. So they did go and slaughter all men and all women that have slept with a man in Jabeshgilead and to take for the Benjamites virgin wives of Jabeshgilead. However the virgin women of Jabeshgilead were too few to suffice the sons of Benjamin that remained. So Israel did allow the survivors of Benjamin to go and take for themselves daughters of Shiloh all such as danced before them. With their new wives the children of Benjamin return to their apportioned inheritance and rebuild their cities.