Judges 19:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Judges 19:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Judges 19:2 is a verse from the book of Judges in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And his concubine played the whore against him, and went away from him unto her father's house to Bethlehemjudah, and wa..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Judges 19:2 — KJV
“And his concubine played the whore against him, and went away from him unto her father's house to Bethlehemjudah, and was there four whole months. four whole months: or, a year and four month: Heb. days, four months”
— Judges 19:2 (KJV)
Judges 19:2 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 19:2
“And the time that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months. the time: Heb. the number of days a full year: Heb. a year of days”
Shares key themes with Judges 19:2: four, months, year
“And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months. time: Heb. number of days”
Shares key themes with Judges 19:2: house, months, year
“Now the children of Israel after their number, to wit, the chief fathers and captains of thousands and hundreds, and their officers that served the king in any matter of the courses, which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, of every course were twenty and four thousand.”
Shares key themes with Judges 19:2: went, father, four
“And they assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month, and they declared their pedigrees after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, by their polls.”
Shares key themes with Judges 19:2: went, father, house
“And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD. began...: Heb. built”
Shares key themes with Judges 19:2: house, four, year
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