זיי שרייבן לגבי פילגש בגבעה:
A distinctive feature of this episode is the anonymity of the figures involved and the focus upon place names. Gibeah, which fails to provide hospitality, is contrasted with the exemplary hospitality of Bethlehem in Judah. Through the named places and what occurred there the author strongly hints his preference for David from Bethlehem over Saul from Gibeah. Even though the story is framed by the motto "in those days there was no king in Israel" (19.1; 21.25), it seems doubtful that this was intended to concretize anarchy. The story depicts a unified society, sensitive to problems of ethics and serving the LORD. It therefore appears that by using the motto the episode was appended to the book of Judges as an anticipatory hint to the book of Samuel, preparing specifically for the disappointment from Saul of Gibeah and the hope from Bethlehem. The story includes numerous allusions to stories from the Torah and from the early prophets. It likewise raises many strange questions which have no solution - suggesting that its composition was not completed