Judges 19:7

7 And when the man rose up to depart , his father in law urged him: therefore he lodged there again .

Judges 19:7 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 19:7

And when the man rose up to depart
Rose up from table, having ate and drank sufficiently, in order to depart the house, and proceed on his journey:

his father in law urged him;
with much entreaty, and earnest solicitations, that he would stay all night with him:

therefore he lodged there again;
another night, being prevailed upon through his father's importunity.

Judges 19:7 In-Context

5 And it came to pass on the fourth day, when they arose early in the morning, that he rose up to depart : and the damsel's father said unto his son in law, Comfort thine heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward go your way .

6 And they sat down , and did eat and drink both of them together: for the damsel's father had said unto the man, Be content , I pray thee, and tarry all night , and let thine heart be merry .

7 And when the man rose up to depart , his father in law urged him: therefore he lodged there again .

8 And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart : and the damsel's father said , Comfort thine heart, I pray thee. And they tarried until afternoon , and they did eat both of them.

9 And when the man rose up to depart , he, and his concubine, and his servant, his father in law , the damsel's father, said unto him, Behold, now the day draweth toward evening , I pray you tarry all night : behold, the day groweth to an end , lodge here, that thine heart may be merry ; and to morrow get you early on your way, that thou mayest go home.