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Judges 19:22

King James Version (KJV)

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Judges 19:22

Verse 22 of 30

Scripture focus

[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.

Judges 19:22 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Judges 19:22

Theological / Devotional

Sons of Belial. Literally, “sons of worthlessness.” The expression was used to describe worthless, evil, low-minded, lawless fellows, vile scoundrels. In later times the word Belial came to be used as a proper name, a synonym for Satan (2 Cor. 6:15), but it is doubtful whether it had that signification here. Hence the word should perhaps be translated and not written as a proper name.

Beset the house. The resemblance between this and the equally repulsive narrative of Gen. 19:8 is close. These men were worse than brutes. Their unnatural lust and infamy were recalled with horror for centuries (see Hosea 9:9 ; 10:9).

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