His father-in-law, the girl's father, persuaded him to stay, so he remained with him three days, eating, drinking, and lodging there. Cross References Genesis 24:55 But her brother and mother said, "Let the girl remain with us ten days or so. After that, she may go." Judges 19:3 her husband got up and went after her to speak kindly to her and bring her back, taking his servant and a pair of donkeys. So the girl brought him into her father's house, and when her father saw him, he gladly welcomed him. Judges 19:5 On the fourth day, they got up early in the morning and prepared to depart, but the girl's father said to his son-in-law, "Refresh your heart with a morsel of bread, and then you can go." Treasury of Scripture And his father in law, the damsel's father, retained him; and he stayed with him three days: so they did eat and drink, and lodged there. |