Judges 15:15 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And he found a newd jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and slew a thousand men therewith. ”

Judges 15:15 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Slew a thousand men therewith - Compare the marginal references. The Philistines, seized with a panic at seeing Samson suddenly burst his cords and rush at them, offered no resistance, but fell a...
Judges 15:15 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And he found a (i) new jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and slew a thousand men therewith. (i) That is, of an ass recently slain.
Judges 15:15 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 15. Samson against the Philistines. His anger having cooled, Samson went down to appease his betrothed and complete the marriage. When he learned how things stood, he was angrier than ever,...
Judges 15:15 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

jawbone of an ass. One of the seven "weak things" in Judges. See note on Judges 3:21 .
Judges 15:15 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And he found a new jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and slew a thousand men therewith. He found a new jaw-bone of an ass - I rather think that the word טריה teriyah, which we t...
Judges 15:15 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

A new jaw-bone of an ass— Of an ass that had not been long dead, properly rendered moist in the margin of our Bibles; not so brittle as one that was dry, and had long lain in the air and the sun....
Judges 15:15 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And the men of Judah said, Why are ye come up against us? And they answered, To bind Samson are we come up, to do to him as he hath done to us. No JFB commentary on these verses.
Judges 15:15 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Samson Slaughters the Philistines Samson, being denied his wife, burns the corn of the Philistines. He is delivered up to them by the men of Judah, but bursts his bonds, and slaughters many of the...
Judges 15:15 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

A new jawbone. — Literally, a moist jawbone — i.e., the jawbone of an animal recently dead, and before the bone had become brittle. In this instance, at any rate, Samson might feel himself absolv...
Judges 15:15 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

DAUNTLESS IN BATTLE, IGNORANTLY BRAVE Judges 15:1-20 GIVEN a man of strong passions and uninstructed conscience, wild courage and giant energy, with the sense of a mission which he has to accom...
Judges 15:15 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Mighty against the Foe Judges 15:9-20 To how low a depth had the men of Judah descended, that they should hand over their champion to their hereditary foes? The northern tribes that arose at th...
Judges 15:15 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Here we have the record of further exploits by Samson and once more the circumstances of them were not to his credit. His revenge on the Philistines in the destruction of their property and their sl...
Judges 15:15 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Certainly there is somewhat wonderfully striking in this man ' s history, and the most instructive view we can take of it is, when it serves to lead our hearts to Jesus. And how hath the Son of God,...
Judges 15:15 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And he found a new jawbone of an ass ,.... That is, the jawbone of an ass lately killed, which perhaps had some of the flesh upon it, the blood or purulent matter on it; for Jarchi says, he had read...
Judges 15:15 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And he found a new jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and slew a thousand men therewith. Ver. 15. And he found a new jaw-bone of an ass. ] This holy Hercules had no better a...
Judges 15:15 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

He found a new jaw-bone of an ass New, and therefore more tough and strong; and slew a thousand men therewith Some, to account partly for this wonderful achievement, have observed that these Phil...
Judges 15:15 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

DESTROYING CROPS AND PHILISTINES (vv. 1-8) Samson eventually decided to visit his wife and took a young goat as a gift. She was evidently still in her father's house and her father refused him p...
Judges 15:15 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Samson Bound by the Men of Judah. B. C. 1140. 9 Then the Philistines went up, and pitc...
Judges 15:15 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

A new jawbone, and therefore more tough and strong.
Judges 15:15 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

REVENGE TAKEN AND RETURNED ( Judges 15:1-20 .) CRITICAL NOTES.— Judges 15:1 . Within a while after. ] After some time , indefinitely; probably a few months. In the time of wheat harvest .] Abou...
Judges 15:15 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 15:4 . Caught three hundred foxes. The task of collecting these animals was not at all impossible; the country very much abounded with foxes, as appears from many passages of scripture. Ne...
Judges 15:15 - The Biblical Illustrator

I verily thought that thou hadst utterly hated her. Wrong-doers naturally seek to justify themselves This spirit of self-justification, which is generally associated with wrong-doing, appeared...
Judges 15:15 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Judges 15:9 Went up , i.e. from their own country in the Shephelah to the hill country of Judah. As Samson had avenged his wrongs on the whole Philistine people, so they now c...
Judges 15:15 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Samson's Lone Victory
Judges 15:15 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 1:27 ; 1 Corinthians 1:28 ; 1 Samuel 14:14 ; 1 Samuel 14:6 ; 1 Samuel 17:49 ; 1 Samuel 17:50 ; Joshua 23:10 ; Judges 3:31 ; Judges 4:21 ; Judges 7:16 ; Leviticus 26:8
Judges 15:15 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

New jaw — bone — And therefore the more tough and strong.

Judges 15:15 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Judges 15:15 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Judges 15:15 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 15:15 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Judges 15:15 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Judges 15:15 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Judges 15:15 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Judges 15:15 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 15:15 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Judges 15:15 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Judges 15:15 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Judges 15:15 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Judges 15:15 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Judges 15:15 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Judges 15:15 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Judges 15:15 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 15:15 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 15:15 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Judges 15:15 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Judges 15:15 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Judges 15:15 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 15:15 - The Biblical Illustrator

Judges 15:15 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Judges 15:15 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Judges 15:15 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Judges 15:15 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes