Judges 19:3
And her husband arose, and went after her, to speak friendly unto her, and to bring her again, having his servant with him, and a couple of asses: and she brought him into her father’s house: and when the father of the damsel saw him, he rejoiced to meet him.
Cross-references
Judges 19:26
Parallel
In Judges 19:26, the concubine returns dead at the door — the tragic outcome of the husband's attempt to reconcile here.
Hosea 2:14
Typology
Hosea 2:14 shows God alluring and speaking tenderly to unfaithful Israel — the Levite's action prefigures this divine pursuit.
Genesis 50:21
Allusion
Genesis 50:21 has Joseph speaking kindly to his brothers — the same Hebrew idiom 'speak to the heart' used here when the Levite seeks to reconcile with his concubine.