John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 19:4
But before they lay down ,.... Upon their beds to sleep; it was between supper time and bedtime that the following affair happened, while the angels were talking to Lot about the men of Sodom, and inquiring what sort of men they were, as the Jewish writers F12 Bereshit Rabba, ut supra. (sect. 50. fol. 44. 4.) suggest: the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round about ; the house of Lot, where the angels were: both old and young : the males of the... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 19:4-11
Now it appeared, beyond contradiction, that the cry of Sodom was no louder than there was cause for. This night's work was enough to fill the measure. For we find here, I. That they were all wicked, Gen. 19:4. Wickedness had become universal, and they were unanimous in any vile design. Here were old and young, and all from every quarter, engaged in this riot; the old were not past it, and the young had soon come up to it. Either they had no magistrates to keep the peace, and protect the... read more