Judges 19:1 “Now in those days, when there was no king in Israel, a Levite who live…”

Judges 19:1

Now in those days, when there was no king in Israel, a Levite who lived in the remote hill country of Ephraim took for himself a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

In those days, when there was no king in Israel, there was a certain Levite living on the farther side of the hill country of Ephraim, who took for himself a concubine out of Bethlehem Judah.

American Standard Version

And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the farther side of the hill-country of Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Beth-lehem-judah.

Geneva Bible 1599

Also in those dayes, when there was no king in Israel, a certaine Leuite dwelt on the side of mount Ephraim, and tooke to wife a concubine out of Beth-lehem Iudah,

Darby Translation

And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that a certain Levite, sojourning on the further side of mount Ephraim, took him a concubine out of Bethlehem-Judah.

Young's Literal Translation

And it cometh to pass, in those days, when there is no king in Israel, that there is a man a Levite, a sojourner in the sides of the hill-country of Ephraim, and he taketh to him a wife, a concubine, out of Beth-Lehem-Judah;

Bible in Basic English

Now in those days, when there was no king in Israel, a certain Levite was living in the inmost parts of the hill-country of Ephraim, and he got for himself a servant-wife from Beth-lehem-judah.

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Cross references

“when there”

Judges 18:1 Judges 21:25 Judges 17:6

Judges 18:1 · BSB

In those days there was no king in Israel, and the tribe of the Danites was looking for territory to occupy. For up to that time they had not come into an inheritance among the tribes of Israel.

Judges 21:25 · BSB

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

Judges 17:6 · BSB

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

“mount”

Judges 17:8 Joshua 24:30 Joshua 24:33 Judges 17:1

Judges 17:8 · BSB

This man left the city of Bethlehem in Judah to settle where he could find a place. And as he traveled, he came to Micah’s house in the hill country of Ephraim.

Joshua 24:30 · BSB

And they buried him in the land of his inheritance, at Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.

Joshua 24:33 · BSB

Eleazar son of Aaron also died, and they buried him at Gibeah, which had been given to his son Phinehas in the hill country of Ephraim.

Judges 17:1 · BSB

Now a man named Micah from the hill country of Ephraim

“a concubine”

Malachi 2:15 Genesis 22:24 Genesis 25:6 2 Samuel 3:7 2 Samuel 5:13 2 Samuel 16:22

Malachi 2:15 · BSB

Has not the LORD made them one, having a portion of the Spirit? And why one? Because He seeks godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith with the wife of your youth.

Genesis 22:24 · BSB

Moreover, Nahor’s concubine, whose name was Reumah, bore Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.

Genesis 25:6 · BSB

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

2 Samuel 3:7 · BSB

Now Saul had a concubine named Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah. So Ish-bosheth questioned Abner, “Why did you sleep with my father’s concubine?”

2 Samuel 5:13 · BSB

After he had arrived from Hebron, David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him.

2 Samuel 16:22 · BSB

So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof, and he slept with his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.

“Beth-lehem-judah”

Matthew 2:6 Genesis 35:19

Matthew 2:6 · BSB

‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of My people Israel.’ ”

Genesis 35:19 · BSB

So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

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

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