Judges 15:16
“And Samson said, With the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, with the jaw of an ass have I slain a thousand men.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And Samson said,.... In a kind of triumphant song:
with the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps; that is, with such an…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
There is a play upon the word, three times repeated, which means both “an ass” and also “a heap.” The spirit of…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Judges 15:9-17
Here is, I. Samson violently pursued by the Philistine. They went up in a body, a more formidable force than they had…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
heaps upon heaps See marg., and cf. Exo 8:14 [Hebrews 10, lit. heaps, heaps. But a verb is wanted to complete the…