P Ez. 27. 17. 1 Or, Abel. 9ch. 10. 17. ver. 11. Ex. 15. 20. Ps. 68. 25. 1Or, he had not of his own either son or daughter. † Heb. of himself. 34. 33 And he smote them from Aroer, even till thou come to P Minnith, even twenty cities, and unto the plain of the vineyards, with a very great slaughter. Thus the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel. 34 And Jephthah came to a Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out 1 Sam. 18. 6. to meet him with timbrels and with dances and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter. 35 And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said, Alas, my Gen. 37. 29, daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me: for I thave opened my mouth unto the LORD, and "I cannot go back. 36 And she said unto him, My father, if thou hast opened thy Num. 30. 2. mouth unto the LORD, do to me according to that which hath proceeded out of thy mouth; forasmuch as y the LORD hath taken vengeance for thee of thine enemies, even of the children of Ammon. t Ecc. 5. 2. u Num. 30. 2. Ps. 15. 4. Ecc. 5. 4, 5. y 2 Sam. 18. 19, 31. 37 And she said unto her father, Let this thing be done for me: let me alone two months, that I +Heb.go and may †go up and down upon the mountains, and bewail my virginity, I and my fellows. go down. Z ver. 31. 1 Sam. 1. 22. 24. & 2. 18. 38 And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months: and she went with her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains. 39 And it came to pass at the end of two months, that she returned unto her father, who z did with her according to his vow which he had vowed: and she knew no man. And it was al custom in Israel, 40 That the daughters of Israel year to year. went yearly to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year. 1 Or. ordinance. † Heb. from | Or. to talk with, ch. 5. 11. 1 The Ephraimites, quarrelling with Jeph- CHRIST thah, and discerned by Shibboleth, are about 1143. slain by the Gileadites. 7 Jephthah dieth. 8 Ibzan, who had thirty sons and thirty daughters, 11 and Elon, 13 and Abdon, who had forty sons and thirty nephews, judged Israel. were called. gathered themselves to-Heb. ND the men of Ephraim See ch. 8. 1. gether, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thine house upon thee with fire. 2 And Jephthah said unto them, I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, ye delivered me not out of their hands. & 28. 21. Job 13. 14. Ps. 119. 109. 3 And when I saw that ye delivered me not, I put my life b1 Sam. 19. 5. in my hands, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and the LORD delivered them into my hand: wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against me? 4 Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim: and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said, Ye Gileadites are fugitives of Ephraim among See 1 Sam. the Ephraimites, and among the Manassites. an 25.10. Ps. 78. 9. ch. 3. 28. & 7. 24. Which signifieth a stream, or, flood, Ps. 69. 2, 15. Is. 27, 12. 5 And the Gileadites took the passages of Jordan before the Josh. 22. 11. Ephraimites: and it was so, that when those Ephraimites which were escaped said, Let me go over, that the men of Gilead said unto him, Art thou Ephraimite? If he said, Nay; 6 Then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce it right. Then they took him, and slew him at the passages of Jordan: and there fell at that time of the Ephraimites forty and two thousand. 7 And Jephthah judged Israel about 1137. six years. Then died Jephthah the Gileadite, and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead. 8 And after him Ibzan of Beth-lehem judged Israel. 9 And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years. He seems to have been only a civil Judge to do justice in North east Israel. about 1161. † Heb. added to commit, &c. a ch. 2. 11. & 3. 7. & 4 1. CHAPTER XIII. 1 Israel is in the hand of the Philistines. 2 An angel appeareth to Manoah's wife, 8 The angel appeareth to Manoah. 15 Manoah's sacrifice, whereby the angel is dis covered. 24 Samson is torn. Aadid evil man in the sight +adid evil again in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD delivered them into the hand &6. 1. & 10. of the Philistines forty years. 2 And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was b1 Sam. 12.9. Manoah; and his wife was barren, 6. This seems a partial captivity. © Josh. 19. 41. d ch. 6. 12. Luke 1. 11, 13, 28, 31. e ver. 14. Num. 6. 2,3 Luke 1. 15. f Num. 6. 5 1 Sam. 1. 11 Num. 6. 2. h See 1 Sam. 2 Sam. 8. 1. i Deut. 33. 1. 1 Sam. 2. 27. & 9.6. 1 Kings 17. k Matt. 28 3. 1 ver. 17, 18. c to Manoah's wife. unclean thing: for the child shall be a Nazarite to God from the womb to the day of his death. 8¶ Then Manoah entreated the LORD, and said, O my Lord, let the man of God which thou didst send come again unto us, and teach us what we shall do unto the child that shall be born. 9 And God hearkened to the voice of Manoah; and the angel of God came again unto the woman as she sat in the field: | but Manoah her husband was not with her. 10 And the woman made haste, and ran, and shewed her husband, and said unto him, Behold, the man hath appeared unto me, that came unto me the other day. 11 And Manoah arose, and went after his wife, and came to the man, and said unto him, Art thou the man that spakest unto the woman? And he said, I Before CHRIST about 1161. shall be the munner of the, &c. 12 And Manoah said, Now let thy words come to pass. How +Heb. What shall we order the child, and It how shall we do unto him? 13 And the angel of the LORD said unto Manoah, Of all that I said unto the woman let her beware. Or, what shill he do? what shall be his work? 14 She may not cat of any thing that cometh of the vine, mnei- mver. 4. ther let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing: all that I commanded her let her observe. ↑ Heb. before thee. 15 And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, I pray thee, let us detain thee, until we shall "Gen. 18. 5. have made ready a kid † for thee.ch. 6. 18. 16 And the angel of the LORD said unto Manoah, Though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread: and if thou wilt offer a burnt offering, thou must offer it unto the LORD. For Manoah knew not that he was an angel of the LORD. 17 And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, What is thy name, that when thy sayings come to pass we may do thee honour? The birth of Samson. Before about 1161. JUDGES. the angel did wondrously; and CHRIST Manoah and his wife looked on. 20 For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame of the altar: and Manoah and his wife looked on it, and a fell on their faces to the ground. 9 Lev. 9. 24. 1 Chr. 21. 16. Ez. 1. 28. Matt, 17. 6. r ch. 6. 22. Gen. 32. 30. Ex. 33. 20. Deut. 5. 26. ch. 6. 22. 21 But the angel of the LORD did no more appear to Manoah and to his wife. Then Manoah knew that he was an angel of the LORD. 22 And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God. 23 But his wife said unto him, If the LORD were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt offering and a meat offering at our hands, neither would he have shewed us all these things, nor would as at this time have told us such things as these. 24 And the woman bare a son, 1 Sam. 3.19. and called his name Samson: and "the child grew, and the 1 Sam. 11. 6. LORD blessed him. t Heb. 11. 32. Luke 1. 80. & 2.52. * ch. 3. 10. Matt. 4.1. † Heb. Mahaneh-dan, as ch. 18. 12. y Josh. 15.33. ch. 18. 11. about 1141. a Gen. 38. 13. Josh. 13. 10. b Gen. 34. 2. 25 And the Spirit of the LORD began to move him at times in the camp of Dan y between Zorah and Eshtaol. CHAPTER XIV. 1 Samson desireth a wife of the Philistines. 5 In his journey he killeth a lion. 8 In a second journey he findeth honey in the carcass. 10 Samson's marriage feast. 12 His riddle by his wife is made known. 19 He spoileth thirty Philistines. 20 His wife is married to another. He killeth a lion. that time the Philistines had dominion over Israel. 5 Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Timnath, and came to the vineyards of Timnath: and, behold, a young lion roared tagainst him. 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. 7 And he went down, and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well. 8 And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcass of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees and honey in the carcass of the lion. 9 And he took thereof in his hands, and went on eating, and came to his father and mother, and he gave them, and they did eat: but he told not them that he had taken the honey out of the carcass of the lion. 10 So his father went down unto the woman: and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do. 11 And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him. Before CHRIST about 1141. 5 ch. 13. 1. Deut. 28, 48. Heb. in meeting him. heh. 3. 10. & 13. 25. 12 And Samson said unto them, I will now put forth a 1 Kings 10.1. riddle unto you: if ye can cer k Ez. 17. 2. Luke 14.7. AND Samson went down ato tainly days of the feast, and find Gen. 29. 27. Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines. 2 And he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the PhilisGen. 21. 21. tines: now therefore get her for me to wife. & 34.4. Samson's riddle made known. Before CHRIST about 1141. † Heb. to possess us, or, to im 。 ch. 16. 15. Before have ye called us to take that 4 And Samson went and caught 16 And Samson's wife wept Or, the rest of the seven days, &c. P ch. 3. 10. & 13. 25. 1 Or, apparel. 4 ch. 15. 2. John 3. 29. about 1140. a ch. 14. 20. † Heb. let 18 And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? And he said unto them, If ye had not ploughed with my heifer, ye had not found out my riddle. 19 And Pthe Spirit of the CHAPTER XV. UT it came to pass within a 5 And when he had set the brands on fire, he let them go into the standing corn of the Philistines, and burnt up both the shocks, and also the standing corn, with the vineyards and olives. CHRIST about 1140. Or, torches. 6 Then the Philistines said, 7 And Samson said unto 9Then the Philistines went c ver. 19. down. 11 Then three thousand men of Judah went to the top of the Heb. went + rock Etam, and said to Samson, Knowest thou not that the Philistines are rulers over us? what d ch. 14. 4. is this that thou hast done unto us? And he said unto them, As they did unto me, so have I done unto them. 12 And they said unto him, We are come down to bind thee, of may deliver wheat harvest, that Samson vis- 2 And her father said, I verily her be thine. of her. Or, Now shall I be blameless the hand of the Philistines. And 13 And they spake unto him, 14 And when he came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted e 14. 6. 3 And Samson said concerning them, Now shall I be more against him: and the Spirit of ch. 3. 10. & blameless than the Philistines, the LORD came mightily upon though. &c. though I do them a displeasure. | him, and the cords that were from the Philistines, Samson carrieth away the gates of Gaza. JUDGES. Before upon his arms became as flax CHRIST that was burnt with fire, and his bands tloosed from off his about 1140. † Heb, were melted. ↑ Heb. moist. Lev. 26, 8. Josh. 23. 10. ch. 3. 31. † Heb. a heap, two heaps. That is, The lifting up of the jawbone, or, casting away of the jawbone. g Ps. 3. 7. Or, Lehi. h Gen. 45. 27. ls. 40. 29. hands. 15 And he found a tnew jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and fslew a thousand men therewith. 16 And Samson said, With the jawbone of an ass, theaps upon heaps, with the jaw of an ass have I slain a thousand men. 17 And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking, that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand, and called that place | Ramath-lehi. 18 And he was sore athirst, and called on the LORD, and said, Thou hast given this great deliverance into the hand of thy servant: and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised? 19 But God clave a hollow well of him place that was in the jaw, and there came water thereout; and when he had drunk, his spirit came again, and he revived: wherefore he called the name thereof En-hakkore, which is in Lehi unto this day. That is, The that called, or, cried, Ps. 34. 6. He seems to have judged South west Israel during twenty years of their servitude of the Philistines. i ch. 13. 1. about 1120. ↑ Heb. a woman a harlot. Ps. 118. 10, 11, 12. Acts 9. 24. 20 And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years. CHAPTER XVI. 1 Samson at Gaza escapeth, and carrieth away the gates of the city. 4 Delilah, corrupted by the Philistines, enticeth Samson. 6 Thrice she is deceived. 15 At last she overcometh him. 21 The Philistines take him, and put out his eyes. 22 His strength renewing, he pulleth down the house upon the Philistines, and dieth. HEN went Samson to Gaza, Delilah's falsehood to him. in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah. Before CHRIST about 1120. Or, by the beh. 14. 15. brook. See Prov. 2. 16-19. & 5. 3-11. & 6, 24, 25, 26. & 7. 21, 22, 23. 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 afflict him: and Or, humble. we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver. 6 And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee. 7 And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven green withs that were never Or, new dried, then shall I be weak, and be as t another man. 8 Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green withs which had not been dried, and she bound him with them. cords. + Heb. moist. † Heb. one. 9 Now there were men lying in wait, abiding with her in the chamber. And she said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he brake the withs, as a thread of tow is broken when it toucheth + Heb. the fire. So his strength was not known. 10 And Delilah said unto Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: now tell me, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest be bound. 11 And he said unto her, If they bind me fast with new THEN harlot, ropes that never were occu and went in unto her. 2 And it was told the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither. a1 Sam. 23.26. And they acompassed him in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were ↑ Heb. silent. quiet all the night, saying, In the morning, when it is day, we shall kill him. † Heb. with the bar. 3 And Samson lay till midnight, and arose at midnight, and took the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and went away with them, t bar and all, and put them upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of a hill that is before Hebron. pied, then shall I be weak, and be as another man. 12 Delilah therefore took new ropes, and bound him therewith, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And there were liers in wait abiding in the chamber. And he brake them from off his arms like a thread. 13 And Delilah said unto Samson, Hitherto thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: tell me wherewith thou mightest be bound. And he said unto her, If thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web. 14 And she fastened it with the 4 And it came to pass after-pin, and said unto him, The Phiward, that he loved a woman listines be upon thee, Samson. smelleth. † Heb. wherewith work hath not been done. |