Judges 13:17 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, What is thy name, that when thy sayings come to pass we may do thee honour? ”

Judges 13:17 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Do thee honor - If applied to a man, it would be by gifts, such for instance as Balak promised to the prophet Balaam Numbers 22:17 , and such as were usually given to seers 1Sa 9:7-8 ; 2 Kin...
Judges 13:17 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Birth of Samson. Judges 13:1 . D's usual introduction. Judges 13:2 . Zorah (p. 31) is now Sar-' a, 800 ft. above the valley of Sorek (Wady es-Surâ r), 17 m. W. of Jerusalem. In Joshua 15...
Judges 13:17 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, What is thy name, that when thy sayings come to pass we may do thee honour?
Judges 13:17 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, What is thy name, that when thy sayings come to pass we may do thee honour? What is thy name? Manoah's request elicited the most unequivocal proofs...
Judges 13:17 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Story of Samson Except for Judges 15:20 and Judges 16:31 , Samson has none of the characteristics of a Judge. His exploits against the Philistines are all solitary, and though they doubtles...
Judges 13:17 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

What is thy name? — Comp. Genesis 32:29 ; Exodus 3:13 ; Proverbs 30:4 . We may do thee honour. — Especially by a gift, which is the commonest Eastern notion of the word ( Numbers 22:17 ; Jo...
Judges 13:17 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE ANGEL IN THE FIELD Judges 13:1-18 IN our ignorance not in our knowledge, in our blindness not in our light, we call nature secular and think of the ordinary course of events as a series of...
Judges 13:17 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Promise Fulfilled Judges 13:15-25 Manoah's wife comforted her husband with admirable tact. How often her words come back to us, at the different stages of life! The fact that God continues...
Judges 13:17 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Once again we read that "Israel again did that which was evil," and once again they were delivered to discipline at the hands of their enemies. In this connection we have one of the strangest stories...
Judges 13:17 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Jacob felt the same desire, in the interview he had with the angel Genesis 32:29 . Reader! what a mercy is it, to you and to me, that that name, which is now so dear to his people, is no longer secr...
Judges 13:17 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Manoah said unto the angel of the Lord, what is thy name ,.... Who art thou, and by what name art thou called? for since he could not prevail upon him to stay and eat a meal with him, he desired...
Judges 13:17 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, What [is] thy name, that when thy sayings come to pass we may do thee honour? Ver. 17. What is thy name? ] This he asketh, not out of curiosity, but of...
Judges 13:17 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

That when thy sayings come to pass, we may do thee honour Either by making honourable mention of thee, or by showing respect to thee by a present, such as they usually gave to prophets. Seeing it...
Judges 13:17 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

AMSON'S BIRTH PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED (vv. 1-25) After this, because of Israel's further disobedience, the Lord brought them under bondage to the Philistines for forty long years (v. 1). In this ca...
Judges 13:17 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Manoah's Alarm. B. C. 1161. 15 And Manoah said unto the angel of the L ORD , I pray th...
Judges 13:17 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Either by making honourable mention of time, or by performing respect and service to thee, by a present, which they usually gave to prophets, 1 Samuel 9:7,8 1 Kings 14:3 .
Judges 13:17 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘ And Manoah said to the Angel of Yahweh, “What is your name, so that when what you have said happens we may honour you?” Manoah still desired to pay due respect to the messenger. He wanted to be...
Judges 13:17 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

NEW OPPRESSORS AND A NEW DELIVERER In fixing the date at which Samson appeared, it must be remembered that great diversity of opinion exists, as to the exact chronology of the whole period between t...
Judges 13:17 - Scofield Reference Notes

angel ( See Scofield) - ( Hebrews 1:4 ).
Judges 13:17 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Judges 13:16 I. We must first ask what principles, regarding the way in which God works deliverance for man, were taught by Samson. (1) The first principle impressed on the minds of his contempora...
Judges 13:17 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 13:1 . Forty years. There are no exact dates of the commencement and termination of this servitude. Therefore to harmonize it with the four hundred and eighty years from the going out of Eg...
Judges 13:17 - The Biblical Illustrator

Manoah; and his wife. The angelic appearances to Manoah and his wife I. The unknown visitor. Manoah’s wife was just the woman to be visited by an angel--bold, energetic, large-hearted, believin...
Judges 13:17 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Judges 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...
Judges 13:17 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Second Appearance of the Angel
Judges 13:17 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Samson Judges Israel Judges 13:11-25 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The period of the Judges revealed times immediately following the death of Joshua. 1. The period of the Judges, as a whole, is summed...
Judges 13:17 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Honour — Either by making honourable mention of thee, or by shewing respect to thee, by a present, which they usually gave to prophets.

Judges 13:17 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Judges 13:17 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 13:17 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Judges 13:17 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Judges 13:17 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 13:17 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Judges 13:17 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Judges 13:17 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Judges 13:17 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Judges 13:17 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Judges 13:17 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Judges 13:17 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Judges 13:17 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 13:17 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 13:17 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Judges 13:17 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Judges 13:17 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 13:17 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Judges 13:17 - Scofield Reference Notes

Judges 13:17 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Judges 13:17 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 13:17 - The Biblical Illustrator

Judges 13:17 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Judges 13:17 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Judges 13:17 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Judges 13:17 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes