Wickedness in Gibeah

In those days there was no king in Israel. A Levite went to Bethlehem Judah to bring his concubine home. Her father kept him eating and drinking for days. Finally, late in the day, they left with a servant and two donkeys.

They passed Jebus, because the Levite would not stay in a city of foreigners. At sunset they came to Gibeah of Benjamin. No one took them in. Then an old man from the field said, Peace be to you! Don't sleep in the street. He brought them in, and they ate and drank.

Wicked fellows of the city surrounded the house and beat on the door. The Levite's concubine was put outside, and the men hurt her very badly through the night. In the morning she lay at the door and did not answer. The Levite sent a message to all the tribes of Israel. Everyone said such a deed had not been done since Israel came up out of Egypt. Consider it, take counsel, and speak.