Judges 16:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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lords. See note on Joshua 13:3.

afflict. humble.

eleven hundred. One of the two occurrences of this number. Eleven. the number of defective administration (= 12. 1. See App-10). Compare Judges 17:2, where similar want of rule is seen. This 1,100 ruined them politically; the other (Judges 17:2) ruined them religiously.

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Judges 16:5

5 And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflictc him: and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver.