Judges 15:8
“And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down and dwelt in the top of the rock Etam.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter,.... Either smote them on their hips and thighs with his hands…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Hip and thigh - A proverbial expression of doubtful origin, meaning all the “great” and “mighty,” all the choice pieces…
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
hip and thigh lit. leg upon thigh, so that the limbs of the slain fall one upon another: such seems to be the force of…