Judg 16:1-21, Jer 47:1, 5, Amo 1:6-7, Zep 2:4, Act 8:26 | TSK | STEP | Samson at Gaza escapes, and carries away the gates of the city. Delilah, corrupted by the Philistines, entices Samson. Thrice she is deceived. At last she overcomes him. The Philistines take him, and put out his eyes. His strength renewing he pulls down the house upon the Philistines, and dies. Gaza.Gaza, a city of great antiquity, was situated between Raphia and Askelon, twenty-two miles north of the former, and sixteen south of of the latter, according to the Antonine Itinerary; three miles from the sea, according to Arrian, and thirty-four from Ashdod or Azotus, according to Diodorus Siculus. It was a place of great strength and importance; and successively belonged to the Philistines, Hebrews, Chaldeans, and Persians; which latter defended it for two months against Alexander the great, who finally took and destroyed it. It was afterwards rebuilt, and alternately possessed by the Egyptians, Syrians, and Jews. The present town, which the Arabs call Razza, is situated on an eminence, and is rendered picturesque by the number of fine minarets which rise majestically above the buildings, with beautiful date trees interspersed. It contains upwards of 2,000 inhabitants. an harlot. Heb. a woman an harlot. and went

Judges 16:1-21

1 Samson at Gaza escapes, and carries away the gates of the city.

4 Delilah, corrupted by the Philistines, entices Samson.

6 Thrice she is deceived.

15 At last she overcomes him.

21 The Philistines take him, and put out his eyes.

22 His strength renewing he pulls down the house upon the Philistines, and dies.

Gaza.Gaza, a city of great antiquity, was situated between Raphia and Askelon, twenty-two miles north of the former, and sixteen south of of the latter, according to the Antonine Itinerary; three miles from the sea, according to Arrian, and thirty-four from Ashdod or Azotus, according to Diodorus Siculus. It was a place of great strength and importance; and successively belonged to the Philistines, Hebrews, Chaldeans, and Persians; which latter defended it for two months against Alexander the great, who finally took and destroyed it. It was afterwards rebuilt, and alternately possessed by the Egyptians, Syrians, and Jews. The present town, which the Arabs call Razza, is situated on an eminence, and is rendered picturesque by the number of fine minarets which rise majestically above the buildings, with beautiful date trees interspersed. It contains upwards of 2,000 inhabitants.

Ge 10:19; Jos 15:47

an harlot. Heb. a woman an harlot. and went

Ge 38:16-18; Ezr 9:1,2

compassed.

1Sa 19:11; 23:26; Ps 118:10-12; Ac 9:24; 2Co 11:32,33

quite. Heb. silent. kill him.

15:18; Mt 21:38; 27:1; Ac 23:15

took.

Ps 107:16; Isa 63:1-5; Mic 2:13; Ac 2:24

bar and all. Heb. with the bar.

he loved.

1Ki 11:1; Ne 13:26; Pr 22:14; 23:27; 26:11; 27:22; 1Co 10:6

in the valley. or, by the brook.

the lords.

3:3; Jos 13:3; 1Sa 29:6

Entice.

14:15; Pr 2:16-19; 5:3-11; 6:24-26; 7:21-27; 1Co 6:15-18

afflict. or, humble. we will.

17:2; Ge 33:16; Nu 22:17,18; Mic 7:3; Mt 26:15; 1Ti 6:9,10

Ps 12:2; Pr 6:26; 7:21; 22:14; 26:28; Jer 9:2-5; Mic 7:2,5

If they bind.

10; 1Sa 19:17; 21:2,3; 27:10; Pr 12:19; 17:7; Ro 3:8; Ga 6:7; Col 3:9

green withs. or, new cords. Heb. moist. another. Heb.one.

bound him.

Ec 7:26

toucheth. Heb. smelleth.

Ps 58:9

now tell me.

7,13,15-17; Pr 23:7,8; 24:28; Eze 33:31; Lu 22:48

If they bind me.

Pr 13:3,5; 29:25; Eph 4:25

that never, etc. Heb. wherewith work hath not been done.

with the web.It is evident that this verse ends abruptly, and does not contain a full sense. Houbigant has particularly noticed this, and corrected the text from the Septuagint: which adds after these words, [kai enkrouses to passalo eis ton toichou, kai esomai hos eis ton anthropon asthenes kai egeneto en to koimasthai auton kai elabe Dalida tas hepta seiras tes kephales autou, kai hyphanen en to diasmati, k.t.l.] "and shall fasten them with the pin in the wall, I shall become weak like other men: and so it was, that when he slept, Dalida took the seven locks of his head, and wove them with the web," etc. This is absolutely necessary to complete the sense; else Delilah would appear to do something she was not ordered to do, and to omit what she was commanded. Dr. Kennicott very judiciously observes, that the omission, for such it appears to be, begins and ends with the same word; and that the same word occurring in different places, is a very common cause of omission in Hebrew manuscripts.

went away.

Ezr 9:13,14; Ps 106:43

How canst.

14:16; Pr 2:16; 5:3-14

when thine.

Ge 29:20; De 6:5; 1Sa 15:13,14; 2Sa 16:17; Pr 23:26; So 8:6,7

Joh 14:15,21-24; 15:10; 2Co 5:14,15; 1Jo 2:15,16; 5:3

she pressed.

Pr 7:21-23,26,27; Lu 11:8; 18:5

vexed. Heb. shortened.

Job 21:4; *marg:

Jon 4:9; Mr 14:24

all his heart.

Pr 12:23; 29:12; Mic 7:5

There hath.

13:5; Nu 6:5; Ac 18:18

Come up.

Ps 62:9; Pr 18:8; Jer 9:4-6

brought money.

5; Nu 22:7; 1Ki 21:20; Mt 26:15; Eph 5:5; 1Ti 6:10

she made.

Pr 7:21-23,26,27; 23:33,34; Ec 7:26

I will go.

3,9,14; De 32:30; Isa 42:24; Ho 7:9

the Lord.

Nu 14:9,42,43; Jos 7:12; 1Sa 16:14; 18:12; 28:14-16; 2Ch 15:2

Isa 59:1,2; Jer 9:23,24; Mt 17:16,20; 2Co 3:5

and put out. Heb. and bored out.

Pr 5:22; 14:14; 2:19

bound him.

2Ki 25:7; 2Ch 33:11; Ps 107:10-12; 149:8

grind.

Ex 11:5; Isa 47:2; Mt 24:41

Jeremiah 47:1

1 The destruction of the Philistines.

Cir. A.M. 3387. B.C. 617. against.

Ex 25:15-17; Am 1:6-8; Zep 2:4-7; Zec 9:5-7

Gaza. Heb. Azzah.

25:20; Ge 10:19; *marg:

1Ki 4:24

Jeremiah 47:5

Baldness.

48:37; Isa 15:2; Eze 7:18; Mic 1:16

Gaza.

1; Am 1:6-8; Zep 2:4-7; Zec 9:5-7

the remnant.

4; 25:20; Eze 25:16

how.

16:1; 41:5; 48:37; Le 19:28; 21:5; De 14:1; 1Ki 18:28; Mr 5:5

Amos 1:6-7

three.

3,9,11

Gaza.

1Sa 6:17; 2Ch 28:18; Isa 14:29-31; Jer 47:4,5; Eze 25:15,16

Zep 2:4-7; Zec 9:5; Ac 8:26

carried, etc. or, carried them away with an entire captivity.

2Ch 21:16,17; 28:18; Joe 3:6

to Edom.

9,11; Eze 35:5; Ob 1:11

I will.

De 32:35,41-43; Ps 75:7,8; 94:1-5; Zep 2:4; Ro 12:19

a fire.

4; 2Ki 18:8; 2Ch 26:6; Jer 25:18-20; 47:1; Zec 9:5-7

Zephaniah 2:4

Gaza.

Jer 25:20; 47:1-7; Eze 25:15-17; Am 1:6-8; Zec 9:5-7

at.

Ps 91:6; Jer 6:4; 15:8

Acts 8:26

The angel.

5:19; 10:7,22; 12:8-11,23; 27:23; 2Ki 1:3; Heb 1:14

Arise.

1Ch 22:16; Isa 60:1-22

Gaza.

Jos 13:3; 15:47; Zec 9:5

desert.It is probable, that we should refer [eremos ,] desert, not to Gaza, but to [hodos ,] the way; though Gaza was situated at the entrance of the desert, and the ancient city was in ruins, being destroyed by Alexander.

Mt 3:1-3; Lu 3:2-4