Judges 16:19
“And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And she made him sleep upon her knees,.... Giving him, as some think, a sleepy potion; or however encouraged him to take…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Judges 16:18-21
We have here the fatal consequences of Samson's folly in betraying his own strength; he soon paid dearly for it. A whore…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
she made him sleep Cf. Jdg 16:16 LXX. cod. A. For a manthe original has the man, i.e. who was waiting in readiness. For…
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