The old man said, Peace be to you; howsoever let all your wants lie on me; only don't lodge in the street.
Beginning with Judges 19:21 this story begins to sound like a replay of what happened to Lot in Sodom (cf. Genesis 19:1-3). Gibeah proved to be New Sodom. [Note: Davis, Such a . . ., pp. 211-27.] 