Holy Scripture

Judges 19:26

A church father on this verse
“Overcome by this cruelty or by grief at her wrong, she fell at the door of their host where her husband had entered, and died, with the last effort of her life guarding the feelings of a good wife so as to preserve for her husband at least her mortal remains.”
Ambrose of Milan, 4th c. — On the Duties of the Clergy 3.19.114

Source: Septuagint

Original

26And the woman came toward morning, and fell down at the door of the house where her husband was, until it was light.

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In context

24Behold my daughter a virgin, and the man’s concubine: I will bring them out, and humble ye them, and do to them that which is good in your eyes; but to this man do not this folly.

25But the men would not consent to hearken to him; so the man laid hold of his concubine, and brought her out to them; and they knew her, and abused her all night till the morning, and let her go when the morning dawned.

— Judges 19:26 —

27And her husband rose up in the morning, and opened the doors of the house, and went forth to go on his journey; and, behold, the woman his concubine had fallen down by the doors of the house, and her hands were on the threshold.

28And he said to her, Rise, and let us go; and she answered not, for she was dead: and he took her upon his ass, and went to his place.

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