Judges 16:3
“And Samson lay till midnight , and arose at midnight , and took the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and went away with them, bar and all, and put them upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of an hill that is before Hebron.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And Samson lay till midnight, and arose at midnight,.... Either not being able to lie any longer through the conviction…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Instead of forcing the doors open, he tore the posts up, as it were, by the roots, with the barred doors attached to…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Judges 16:1-3
Here is, 1. Samson's sin, Jdg 16:1. His taking a Philistine to wife, in the beginning of his time, was in some degree…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
plucked them up Cf. Jdg 16:16; the word is used of plucking uptent-pegs Isa 33:20, hence of setting outon a journey Gen…