And they turned aside thither, to go in and to lodge in Gibeah: and when he went in, he sat him down in a street of the city: for there was no man that took them into his house to lodging.
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Gill's Exposition
And they turned aside thither to go in and lodge in Gibeah,.... Instead of going right forward, and passing by Gibeah, over against which they were, they turned out of their road, and went into the…
Barnes' Notes
A street - Probably the square or place within the gates, where courts were held, bargains made, and where the chief men and strangers congregated.
The domestic affairs of this Levite would not have been related thus largely but to make way for the following story of the injuries done him, in which the whole nation interested themselves. Bishop…
Cambridge Bible
and he went in, and sat him down The verbs should probably be read as plurals.
the street Rather broad place (Jdg 19:19; Jdg 19:19), Gen 19:2 b, usually near the gate, 2Ch 32:6; Neh 8:1; Neh 8:3; Neh…
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