Judges 19:15
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Judges 19:15 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Judges 19:15 is a verse from the book of Judges in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "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 ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Judges 19:15 — KJV
“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.”
— Judges 19:15 (KJV)
Judges 19:15 in Context — About the Book of Judges
Judges chronicles Israel's darkest cycle: sin, oppression, crying out, and rescue — repeated for generations. God raises unlikely deliverers like Gideon, Deborah, and Samson, proving He responds to honest cries for help even when His people keep failing. Grace shines against a dark backdrop.
Cross-References for Judges 19:15
“And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida.”
Shares key themes with Judges 19:15: turned, aside, went
“So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city. flat: Heb. under it”
Shares key themes with Judges 19:15: went, down, city
“Then went Boaz up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom he said, Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down.”
Shares key themes with Judges 19:15: turned, aside, went
“Then he went down into the king's house, into the scribe's chamber: and, lo, all the princes sat there, even Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan the son of Achbor, and Gemariah the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, and all the princes.”
Shares key themes with Judges 19:15: went, sat, down
“So Ebedmelech took the men with him, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took thence old cast clouts and old rotten rags, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah.”
Shares key themes with Judges 19:15: went, down, took
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