20And the old man said, Peace be with thee; howsoever let all thy wants lie upon me; only lodge not in the street.
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And the LORD said unto him, Peace be unto thee; fear not: thou shalt not die.
Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
And thus shall ye say to him that liveth in prosperity, Peace be both to thee, and peace be to thine house, and peace be unto all that thou hast.
And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house. …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 16-21)Though there as not one of Gibeah, yet it proved there was one in Gibeah, that showed some civility to this distressed Levite, who was glad that any one took notice of him. It was strange that some of those wicked people, who, when it was dark, designed so ill to him and his concubine, did not, under pretence of kindness, invite them in, that they might have a fairer opportunity of perpetrating th…
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