Judges 16:12
“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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Delilah therefore took new ropes, and bound him therewith,.... Tried this experiment with him, according to his…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Judges 16:4-17
The burnt child dreads the fire; yet Samson, that has more than the strength of a man, in this comes short of the wisdom…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Judges 16:4-31
Samson and Delîlah: his ruin and famous end
4 .the valley of Sorek Now Wâdi eṣ-Ṣarâr, a broad valley narrowing as it…