Judges 13:24
“And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and the LORD blessed him.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And the woman bare a son, and called name Samson,.... After these appearances were over, Manoah and his wife returned to…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Samson - The etymology is doubtful. Perhaps it comes from a word signifying “to minister,” in allusion to his Nazaritic…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Judges 13:24-25
Here is, 1. Samson's birth. The woman that had been long barren bore a son, according to the promise; for no word of God…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Samson The form implies that the word is either an adjective or a diminutive, -solar" or -little sun," from shemesh=…