Ambrose of Milan
Patristic
A.D. 339–397
“And when they were satisfied and the tables were removed, vile men rushed up and surrounded the house.”
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Judg 19:22
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
Judg 19:22 · Douay-Rheims
“While they were making merry, and refreshing their bodies with meat and drink, after the labour of the journey, the men of that city, sons of Belial, (that is, without yoke,) came and beset the old man’s house, and began to knock at the door, calling to the master of the house, and saying: Bring forth the man that came into thy house, that we may abuse him.”
Patristic
before A.D. 750
397
A.D.
397
A.D.
Ambrose of Milan
Patristic
A.D. 339–397
“The old man kept urging them to be glad and kept inviting them to drink more wine so that they would forget their cares, when all of a sudden they were surrounded by young men of Gaba [Gibeah], given to lust, all lacking esteem for moderation. The woman's beauty had bewitched them and thrown them into utter folly. They were captivated by her beauty and, because of the old man's age and lack of help, with high hope of getting her, they demanded the woman and kept pounding at the door.”
Modern · 1953 →
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