Judges 15:6
“Then the Philistines said, Who hath done this? And they answered, Samson, the son in law of the Timnite, because he had taken his wife, and given her to his companion. And the Philistines came up, and burnt her and her father with fire.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Then the Philistines said, who hath done this?.... They asked and inquired one of another, who they thought could be the…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
burnt her and her father - Out of revenge on Samson’s nearest relations; or, as others think, as an act of justice in…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Judges 15:1-8
Here is, I. Samson's return to his wife, whom he had left in displeasure; not hearing perhaps that she was given to…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
her father Read with many Hebr. mss., LXX. cod. A, Peshitto etc. her father's house, i.e. family, as in the threat Jdg…
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