In verses 22-30: The rape of the Levite's concubine.
In verse 22: Their threat of homosexual rape is the popular opposite of suitable hospitality.
It parallels the behavior of the men of Sodom (Gen 19.5).
In verses 23-24: For the master of the house the obligations take precedence over family loyalties.
However, he does not extend the protection of hospitality to the concubine.
Vile thing denotes a loathsome and foolish act, especially a sexual crime.
In verses 25-26: The cowardly Levite acts to save himself.
The powerful description of rape and the poignant final scene at the door fuel the reader's outrage against Gibeah.
Her husband (v. 3) is now called her master; he has treated her as a disposable object.
In verse 27-28: The affecting image of her hands on the threshold provides a sharp contrast to his brusque unconcern.
In verse 29: Her body is treated as an object, a signal to rally the nation (compare 1 Sam 11.7).
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