Judges 19:1

Modern English Version

In those days, when there was no king in Israel, there was a certain Levite living as resident foreigner in a remote part of the hill country of Ephraim. He took a concubine for himself from Bethlehem in Judah.

Cross References

Genesis 22:24

His concubine, whose name was Reumah, also bore Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.

Genesis 25:6

But to the sons of his concubines Abraham gave gifts, and while he was still living, he sent them away from his son Isaac eastward to the east country.

Genesis 35:19

Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem.

2 Samuel 16:22

So they set up a tent for Absalom on the roof, and Absalom went in to his father’s concubines in the sight of all of Israel.

2 Samuel 19:5

Then Joab came to the king in his house and said, “Today you have shamed the faces of all of your servants who saved your life today, as well as the lives of your sons and daughters, the lives of your wives, and the lives of your concubines,

2 Samuel 20:3

When the king came to his house in Jerusalem, he took the ten women, the concubines whom he had left to keep watch over the house, and he placed them in custody. He provided for them but did not go in to them. They were shut up until the day of their deaths, living as in widowhood.

2 Samuel 3:7

Now Saul had a concubine whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah, and Ish-bosheth said to Abner, “Why have you gone in to my father’s concubine?”

2 Samuel 5:13

David took more concubines and wives in Jerusalem, after having come from Hebron, and they bore him more sons and daughters.

1 Kings 11:3

He had seven hundred wives who were princesses and three hundred concubines, and his wives turned his heart away.

1 Kings 4:8

These are their names: the son of Hur in Mount Ephraim;

2 Chronicles 11:21

And Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter of Absalom more than his other wives and concubines (for he took eighteen wives and sixty concubines), and he had twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.

Esther 2:14

In the evening she went in, and in the morning she returned to the second harem in custody of Shaashgaz, the king’s eunuch, who was in charge of the concubines. She did not go in to the king again unless the king delighted in her and called for her by name.

Daniel 5:3

Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which was at Jerusalem. And the king and his officials, his wives and his concubines drank from them.

Malachi 2:15

Did He not make them one, having a remnant of the Spirit? And why one? He seeks godly offspring. So take heed to your spirit, that you do not deal treacherously.

Matthew 2:6

‘And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are no longer least among the princes of Judah; for out of you shall come a ruler, who will shepherd My people Israel.’ ”

Joshua 24:30

They buried him in the territory of his inheritance in Timnath Serah, which is in the hill country of Ephraim north of Mount Gaash.

Joshua 24:33

Eleazar son of Aaron died, and they buried him at Gibeah, the town of Phinehas his son, which was in the hill country of Ephraim.

Judges 12:8

After him, Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel.

Judges 17:1

There was a man from the hill country of Ephraim whose name was Micah.

Judges 17:6

In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in his eyes.

Judges 17:7

There was a young man from Bethlehem in Judah. He was a Levite from Judah, and he stayed as a resident foreigner there.

Judges 17:8

The man went from the city of Bethlehem in Judah to stay wherever he could find a place. He came to the hill country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, to do his work.

Judges 18:1

In those days there was no king in Israel. And in those days the tribe of the Danites was looking for an inheritance in which to live, for no territory had come into their possession among the tribes of Israel up to that time.

Judges 18:13

From there they passed the hill country of Ephraim and came to the house of Micah.

Judges 19:16

And behold, an old man came in at evening time from his work in the field. The man was from the hill country of Ephraim and lived as a resident foreigner in Gibeah, but the townspeople were Benjamites.

Judges 19:2

Yet his concubine became angry with him and went away from him to her father’s house at Bethlehem in Judah. She was there for four months.

Judges 21:25

In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.

Judges 3:27

Upon his arrival, he blew a ram’s horn trumpet in the hill country of Ephraim. Then the Israelites went down with him from the hill country, and he led them.