Judges 19:3-10 - Refresh yourself with something to eat

19:3,4

Eventually the Levite went after his “wife”, seeking to persuade her to come back.He took his servant and two donkeys, possibly one was for his “wife”.  He was gladly welcomed into her parent’s home, especially by the father-in-law. The use of the term father-in-law indicates that the concubine was for all intents and purposes a wife. The Levite spent three days with them, eating, drinking and sleeping there.

19:5-10

There now follows a rather ridiculous rigmarole of the father-in-law repeatedly persuading the Levite to stay an extra day and refresh himself. Excuse after excuse was made as to why the man should stay a while longer Eventually the Levite did leave with his concubine and they headed towards Jebus. Jebus would later be known as Jerusalem, though it was not until the time of David that they possessed the city.