Judges 19:22-30

Judges 19:22-30

[22] Now as they were making their hearts  merry,  of the city,  sons  of Belial,  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  [23] And the man,  the master  of the house,  went out  unto them, and said  unto them, Nay,  my brethren,  nay, I pray you, do not so wickedly;  seeing  that this man  is come  into mine house,  do  not this folly.  [24] Behold, here is my daughter  a maiden,  and his concubine;  them I will bring out  now, and humble  ye them, and do  with them what seemeth  good  unto you: but unto this man  do  not so  vile  a thing.  [25] But the men  would  not hearken  to him: so the man  took  his concubine,  and brought  her forth  unto them; and they knew  her, and abused  her all the night  until the morning:  and when the day  began to spring,  they let her go.  [26] Then came  the woman  in the dawning  of the day,  and fell down  at the door  of the man's  house  where her lord  was, till it was light.  [27] And her lord  rose up  in the morning,  and opened  the doors  of the house,  and went out  his way:  and, behold, the woman  his concubine  was fallen down  at the door  of the house,  and her hands  were upon the threshold.  [28] And he said  unto her, Up,  But none answered.  Then the man  took  her up upon an ass,  and the man  rose up,  him unto his place.  [29] And when he was come  into his house,  he took  a knife,  and laid hold  on his concubine,  and divided  her, together with her bones,  into twelve  pieces,  and sent  her into all the coasts  of Israel.  [30] 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.