Judges 14:6

the Spirit. Hebrew. ruach. App-9.

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Arno Geneva Study Bible

And the Spirit of the LORD (c) came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid, and [he had] nothing in his hand: but he told not...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid, and he had nothing in his hand: but he told not his...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid, and he had nothing in his hand: but he told not h...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Marriage of Samson 1-5. Samson chooses a wife among the Philistines. He and his parents go down to Timnath.
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Cp. Judges 13:25 for the exploit, cp. 1 Samuel 17:34 ; 2 Samuel 23:20 .
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The Spirit of the Lord. — Implying here an access of courage and strength. The verb rendered “came mightily” literally means pervaded, as in Jud...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

a Self-willed Youth Judges 14:1-14 Timnath lay just across the frontier, in the Philistine country. It was a bad match and the beginning of lif...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This is the record of tragic things. The boy Samson had grown to manhood's estate full of strength and passion. Going to Timnah, he saw a woman of th...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid, and he had nothing in his hand: but he told not his f...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him ,.... The Spirit of might from the Lord, as the Targum, inspiring him with courage and intrepidity...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid, and [he had] nothing in his hand: but he told not his...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And his father and mother Who accompanied him, either because they were now acquainted with his design, or to order the circumstances of that actio...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Samson was not a leader, but a rugged individualist.He knew the Philistines were oppressors of Israel, yet he consorted with the Philistines when it...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Samson Chooses a Philistine Wife; A Lion Slain by Samson. B. C. 1141....
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Came mightily upon him; stirred up and increased his courage and bodily strength. As he would have rent a kid; as soon and as safely. He told no...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 14:6 a ‘And the Spirit of Yahweh came mightily on him and he tore him as he would tear a kid, and he had nothing in his hand.' Calling o...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

SAMSON’S FIRST DEALINGS WITH THE PHILISTINES ( Judges 14:1-20 .) CRITICAL NOTES.— Judges 14:1 . Timnath .] This was a town on the frontier which,...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 14:1 . Timnath, situate in mount Ephraim, often taken and retaken in successive wars. To form a matrimonial connection with the Philistines...
The Biblical Illustrator

Samson went down to Timnath. Samson’s first love In considering Samson’s choice of a wife, we are conscious of a feeling of painful disappointm...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Judges 14:1 Timnath , or, more correctly, Thimnathah , as in Joshua 19:43 , a town in the tribe of Dan, the name of which s...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Preliminary Arrangements
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him, urging him on with great force, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid, taking hold of the...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 John 3:8 ; 1 Samuel 11:6 ; 1 Samuel 17:34-37 ; 1 Samuel 17:46 ; Isaiah 42:2 ; Judges 11:29 ; Judges 13:25 ; Judges 15:15 ; Judges 15:8 ;...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Came mightily — Increased his courage and bodily strength. A kid — As soon and as safely. Told not, &c. — Lest by their means it should be publ...

⁶ And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid, and he had nothing in his hand: but he told not his father or his mother what he had done.

Related Commentaries of Judges 14:6

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Judges 14:6