When they were near Jebus, the day was nearly over, and the servant said to his master, “Come now, let us turn aside to this city of the Jebusites and spend the night in it.”
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 Hall's first remark upon this story is, That there is no complain of a public ordered state but there is a Levite at one end of it, either as an agent or as a patient.
Commenting on Judges 19:1-15
And when they were by Jebus the day was far spent,.... Or "was gone down very much" (q), the sun was going down apace, and near setting: and the servant said unto his master, come, I pray thee: he proposed it to him in a submissive manner, and might use some entreaty for his master's good and safety: and let us turn in unto this...
Jdg 19:11-13 But as the day had gone far down when they were by Jebus (רד, third pers. perf., either of ירד with י dropped like תּתּה in 2Sa 22:41 for נתתּה, or from רדד in the sense of ירד), the attendant said to his master, “Come, let us turn aside into this Jebusite city, and pass the night in it.” But his master was...
Commenting on Judges 19:11-13