19:11-15
When they were near Jebus it was almost evening and the servant urged his master to spend the night at Jebus. However, the Levite thought it better to stay in an Israelite town, rather than a Canaanite one (which Jebus was at this point in time). So they headed towards the Benjaminite town of Gibeah. They went and sat in the city square, “ but no one took them in for the night”. There is perhaps a deliberate contrast between the extreme hospitality of the father-in-law, and the lack of hospitality of the Benjaminites, though far worse is to come.
19:16-21
There was an old man who was much more hospitable. He saw the Levite and his fellow travellers and inquired as to where they were going to, and where they had come from. So the Levite told them. He also told them that they had all they needed. The old man, however, offered to let them stay in his house, and was appalled at the idea of them staying in the square. So the donkeys were fed, the Levite, his servant and concubine washed their feet, and they were supplied with food and drink.
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