Judges 13:1; Judges 13:5; Judges 16:31
Judges 15. Samson against the Philistines. His anger having cooled, Samson went down to appease his betrothed and complete the marriage. When he le...
twenty. See note on Judges 13:24 .
And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years. He judged Israel - twenty years - In the margin it is said, He seems to have judged...
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...
He judged ] cp. prefatory note to Judges 13 .
And he judged Israel. — Probably, as Jephthah had done, with the sort of vague prerogatives of a military hero. Why the verse is found here, as tho...
DAUNTLESS IN BATTLE, IGNORANTLY BRAVE Judges 15:1-20 GIVEN a man of strong passions and uninstructed conscience, wild courage and giant energy,...
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 her...
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...
Though we have no more recorded of Samson, yet his reign as a Judge in Israel, formed this period of twenty years. REFLECTIONS DEAREST Jesus! may I...
And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years. While they had the power over the Israelites, who were not entirely delivered out...
And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years. Ver. 20. And he judged Israel. ] Haply after this victory he was publicly acce...
He judged Israel That is, he pleaded their cause, and avenged them against the Philistines. In the days of the Philistines That is, while the Phi...
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...
Samson's Thirst Relieved. B. C. 1140. ...
i.e. He pleaded their cause, and avenged them against the Philistines. In the days of the Philistines, i.e. whilst the Philistines had the power an...
‘ And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years.' This may indicate that he was seen as a deliverer of his people rather than...
REVENGE TAKEN AND RETURNED ( Judges 15:1-20 .) CRITICAL NOTES.— Judges 15:1 . Within a while after. ] After some time , indefinitely; probably a...
Judges 15:20 Samson can only be spoken of as an unsuccessful great man; his name stands high on the scrolls of the faithful, but his life was afte...
Judges 15:4 . Caught three hundred foxes. The task of collecting these animals was not at all impossible; the country very much abounded with foxe...
I verily thought that thou hadst utterly hated her. Wrong-doers naturally seek to justify themselves This spirit of self-justification, which i...
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 wr...
Samson's Lone Victory
And he, Samson, judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years. His activity as judge is purposely referred to, for it was due to his ef...
He judged — That is, he pleaded their cause, and avenged them against the Philistines. Of the Philistines — That is, whilst the Philistines had the...
20 And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years.