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Judges 16:10
Judges 16:10
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Judges 16 — OverviewJudges 16 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleSamson's name (we have observed before) signifies a little sun (sol
parvus); we have seen this sun rising very bright, and his morning ray
strong and clear; and, nothing appearing to the contrary, we take it…Judges 16 — OverviewJudges 16 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeJudges 16:1, Samson at Gaza escapes, and carries away the gates of the city; Judges 16:4, Delilah, corrupted by the Philistines, entices Samson; Judges 16:6, Thrice she is deceived; Judges 16:15, At last she overcomes…Judges 16 — OverviewJudges 16 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleIn this chapter we have an account of Samson's too great familiarity with two harlots; by the one he was brought into great danger, and narrowly escaped, Jud 16:1, and by the other he was betrayed into the hands of the…Judges 16:1-22Judges 16:1-22 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION
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Then. It should be and. There is nothing to show when the incident occurred. It may have been many years after his victory at hal-Lechi, towards the latter part of his twenty years' judgeship. Gaza,…Judges 16:4-17Judges 16:4-17 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThe burnt child dreads the fire; yet Samson, that has more than the
strength of a man, in this comes short of the wisdom of a child; for,
though he had been more than once brought into the highest degree of…Judges 16:10Judges 16:10 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledgenow tell me: Judges 16:7, Judges 16:13, Judges 16:15-17; Proverbs 23:7-8, Proverbs 24:28; Ezekiel 33:31; Luke 22:48