Judges 19:13

13 And he said to his servant, "Come, let us approach one of these places; we will spend the night in Gibeah or in Ramah."

Judges 19:13 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 19:13

And he said to his servant, come, and let us draw near
And get on as fast as we can:

to one of these places to lodge all night, in Gibeah, or in Ramah;
which were both in the tribe of Benjamin, and he left it to his servant to go to either, to that which was most convenient, because of the time of the day, it being near sun setting; now, as before observed, Gibeah was not quite four miles from Jerusalem; whereas, according to Jerom {s}, Ramah was six miles, and therefore we find they took up at Gibeah, as being nearest of these two places; (See Gill on Joshua 18:24) (See Gill on Joshua 18:25) (See Gill on Hosea 5:8)

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FOOTNOTES:

F19 De loc. Heb. fol. 94. B.

Judges 19:13 In-Context

11 They [were] near Jebus, and {the day was far spent}, and the servant said to his master, "Please, come, let us turn aside to this city of the Jebusites, and let us spend the night in it."

12 But his master said to him, "We will not turn aside to the city of foreigners, who [are] not from the {Israelites}; we will cross over up to Gibeah."

13 And he said to his servant, "Come, let us approach one of these places; we will spend the night in Gibeah or in Ramah."

14 So they crossed over and went their way, and the sun went down on them beside Gibeah, which belongs to Benjamin.

15 And they turned aside there to enter [and] to spend the night at Gibeah. And they went and sat in the open square of the city, but no one {took them in to spend the night}.