Judges 13:1, Israel is delivered into the hands of Philistines; Judges 13:2, An angel appears to Manoah’s wife; Judges 13:8, The angel appears to Manoah; Judges 13:15, Manoah’s sacrifices, whereby the angel is discovered; Judges 13:24, Samson is born.
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Judges 13
Judges 13 — Overview
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Judges 13 — OverviewJudges 13 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleAt this chapter begins the story of Samson, the last of the judges of
Israel whose story is recorded in this book, and next before Eli. The
passages related concerning him are, from first to last, very…Judges 13 — OverviewJudges 13 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThis chapter relates the birth of Samson, another of the judges of Israel, which was foretold by an angel to his mother, who told her husband of it, Jud 13:1 upon whose entreaty the angel appeared again, and related the…Judges 13:1-7Judges 13:1-7 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThe first verse gives us a short account, such as we have too often met
with already, of the great distress that Israel was in, which gave
occasion for the raising up of a deliverer. They did evil, as they had…Judges 13:1-25Judges 13:1-25 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION
13:1
Did evil again. It by no means follows from this phrase that this chapter is in direct chronological sequence to the preceding The scene is shifted to the tribe of Dan, and to the Philistines on the…Judges 13:1-25Judges 13:1-25 · The Pulpit CommentaryManoah is now uncertain whether to consider himself blessed or miserable. He has the deep-rooted superstition of a fleshly age strong within him, and is alarmed. But this arises from a defective spiritual education. He…Judges 13:1Judges 13:1 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledgedid: Heb. added to commit, etc. Judges 2:11, Judges 3:7, Judges 4:1, Judges 6:1, Judges 10:6; Romans 2:6
in the sight: Jeremiah 13:23
delivered: "This seems a partial captivity."
into the: 1 Samuel 12:9