Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge, by R.A. Torrey, [ca. 1880], at sacred-texts.com
Judges Chapter 16
Overview
Jdg 16:1, Samson at Gaza escapes, and carries away the gates of the city; Jdg 16:4, Delilah, corrupted by the Philistines, entices Samson; Jdg 16:6, Thrice she is deceived; Jdg 16:15, At last she overcomes him; Jdg 16:21, The Philistines take him, and put out his eyes; Jdg 16:22, His strength renewing he pulls down the house upon the Philistines, and dies.
Gaza: Gaza, a city of great antiquity, was situated between Raphia and Askelon, twenty-two miles north of the former, and sixteen south of of the latter, according to the Antonine Itinerary; three miles from the sea, according to Arrian, and thirty-four from Ashdod or Azotus, according to Diodorus Siculus. It was a place of great strength and importance; and successively belonged to the Philistines, Hebrews, Chaldeans, and Persians; which latter defended it for two months against Alexander the great, who finally took and destroyed it. It was afterwards rebuilt, and alternately possessed by the Egyptians, Syrians, and Jews. The present town, which the Arabs call Razza, is situated on an eminence, and is rendered picturesque by the number of fine minarets which rise majestically above the buildings, with beautiful date trees interspersed. It contains upwards of 2,000 inhabitants. Gen 10:19; Jos 15:47
an harlot: Heb. a woman an harlot
and went: Gen 38:16-18; Ezr 9:1, Ezr 9:2
compassed: Sa1 19:11, Sa1 23:26; Psa 118:10-12; Act 9:24; Co2 11:32, Co2 11:33
quiet: Heb. silent
kill him: Jdg 15:18; Mat 21:38, Mat 27:1; Act 23:15
took: Psa 107:16; Isa 63:1-5; Mic 2:13; Act 2:24
bar and all: Heb. with the bar
he loved: Kg1 11:1; Neh 13:26; Pro 22:14, Pro 23:27, Pro 26:11, Pro 27:22; Co1 10:6
in the valley: or, by the brook
the lords: Jdg 3:3; Jos 13:3; Sa1 29:6
Entice: Jdg 14:15; Pro 2:16-19, Pro 5:3-11, Pro 6:24-26, Pro 7:21-27; Co1 6:15-18
afflict: or, humble
we will: Jdg 17:2; Gen 33:16; Num 22:17, Num 22:18; Mic 7:3; Mat 26:15; Ti1 6:9, Ti1 6:10
Psa 12:2; Pro 6:26, Pro 7:21, Pro 22:14, Pro 26:28; Jer 9:2-5; Mic 7:2, Mic 7:5
If they bind: Jdg 16:10; Sa1 19:17, Sa1 21:2, Sa1 21:3, Sa1 27:10; Pro 12:19, Pro 17:7; Rom 3:8; Gal 6:7; Col 3:9
green withs: or, new cords, Heb. moist
another: Heb. one.
bound him: Ecc 7:26
toucheth: Heb. smelleth, Psa 58:9
now tell me: Jdg 16:7, Jdg 16:13, Jdg 16:15-17; Pro 23:7, Pro 23:8, Pro 24:28; Eze 33:31; Luk 22:48
If they bind me: Pro 13:3, Pro 13:5, Pro 29:25; Eph 4:25
that never: etc. Heb. wherewith work hath not been done
with the web: It is evident that this verse ends abruptly, and does not contain a full sense. Houbigant has particularly noticed this, and corrected the text from the Septuagint, which adds after these words:
και εγκρουσης τω πασσαλω εις τον τοιχον, και εσομαι ως εις των ανθρωπων ασθενης και εγενετο εν τω κοιμασθαι αυτον και ελαβε Δαλιδα τας επτα σειρας της κεφαλης αυτου, και υφανεν εν τω διασματι, κ.τ.λ.
"and shall fasten them with the pin in the wall, I shall become weak like other men, and so it was, that when he slept, Dalida took the seven locks of his head, and wove them with the web," etc. This is absolutely necessary to complete the sense; else Delilah would appear to do something she was not ordered to do, and to omit what she was commanded. Dr. Kennicott very judiciously observes, that the omission, for such it appears to be, begins and ends with the same word; and that the same word occurring in different places, is a very common cause of omission in Hebrew manuscripts. Jdg 16:13
went away: Ezr 9:13, Ezr 9:14; Psa 106:43
How canst: Jdg 14:16; Pro 2:16, Pro 5:3-14
when thine: Gen 29:20; Deu 6:5; Sa1 15:13, Sa1 15:14; Sa2 16:17; Pro 23:26; Sol 8:6, Sol 8:7; Joh 14:15, Joh 14:21-24, Joh 15:10; Co2 5:14, Co2 5:15; Jo1 2:15, Jo1 2:16, Jo1 5:3
she pressed: Pro 7:21-23, Pro 7:26, Pro 7:27; Luk 11:8, Luk 18:5
vexed: Heb. shortened, Job 21:4 *marg. Jon 4:9; Mar 14:24
all his heart: Pro 12:23, Pro 29:12; Mic 7:5
There hath: Jdg 13:5; Num 6:5; Act 18:18
Come up: Psa 62:9; Pro 18:8; Jer 9:4-6
brought money: Jdg 16:5; Num 22:7; Kg1 21:20; Mat 26:15; Eph 5:5; Ti1 6:10
she made: Pro 7:21-23, Pro 7:26, Pro 7:27, Pro 23:33, Pro 23:34; Ecc 7:26
I will go: Jdg 16:3, Jdg 16:9, Jdg 16:14; Deu 32:30; Isa 42:24; Hos 7:9
the Lord: Num 14:9, Num 14:42, Num 14:43; Jos 7:12; Sa1 16:14, Sa1 18:12, Sa1 28:14-16; Ch2 15:2; Isa 59:1, Isa 59:2; Jer 9:23, Jer 9:24; Mat 17:16, Mat 17:20; Co2 3:5
and put out: Heb. and bored out, Pro 5:22, Pro 14:14, Pro 2:19
bound him: Kg2 25:7; Ch2 33:11; Psa 107:10-12, Psa 149:8
grind: Exo 11:5; Isa 47:2; Mat 24:41
the hair: Lev 26:44; Deu 32:36; Psa 106:44, Psa 106:45, Psa 107:13, Psa 107:14
after he was shaven: or, as when he was shaven
Dagon: Sa1 5:2-5; Jer 2:11; Mic 4:5; Rom 1:23-25; Co1 8:4, Co1 8:5, Co1 10:20
to rejoice: Job 30:9, Job 30:10; Psa 35:15, Psa 35:16; Pro 24:17
praised: Deu 32:27; Isa 37:20; Eze 20:14; Dan 5:4, Dan 5:23; Hab 1:16; Rev 11:10
which slew many of us: Heb. and who multiplied our slain, Jdg 15:8, Jdg 15:16
their hearts: Jdg 9:27, Jdg 18:20, Jdg 19:6, Jdg 19:9; Sa2 13:28; Kg1 20:12; Est 3:15; Isa 22:13; Dan 5:2, Dan 5:3; Mat 14:6, Mat 14:7
them: Heb. before them
sport: Job 30:9, Job 30:10; Psa 35:15, Psa 35:16, Psa 69:12, Psa 69:26; Pro 24:17, Pro 24:18; Mic 7:8-10; Mat 26:67, Mat 26:68, Mat 27:29, Mat 27:39-44; Heb 11:36
and there: "Samson, therefore," says Dr. Shaw, "must have been in a court or area below; and consequently the temple will be of the same kind with the ancient, τεμενη, or sacred enclosures, which were only surrounded either in part, or on all sides, with some plain or cloistered buildings. Several palaces, doutwanas, (as the courts of justice are called in those countries) are built in this fashion. On their public festivals and rejoicings, the roofs of these cloisters are crowded with spectators. I have often seen numbers of people diverted in this manner on the roof of the dey's palace at Algiers; which, like many others, has an advanced cloister, over against the gate of the palace, like a long pent-house, supported by one or two contiguous pillars in front, or centre."
the roof: Jdg 9:51; Deu 22:8; Jos 2:8; Sa2 11:2
called: Ch2 20:12; Psa 50:15, Psa 91:15, Psa 116:4; Lam 3:31, Lam 3:32; Heb 11:32
remember me: Psa 74:18-23; Jon 2:1, Jon 2:2, Jon 2:7; Jer 15:15
that I may: Jdg 5:31; Psa 58:10, Psa 58:11, Psa 143:12; Ti2 4:14; Rev 6:10
on which it was borne up: or, he leaned on them, Jdg 16:29
me: Heb. my soul
die: Mat 16:25; Act 20:24, Act 21:13; Phi 2:17, Phi 2:30; Heb 12:1-4
and the house: Job 20:5, Job 31:3; Psa 62:3; Ecc 9:12; Mat 24:38, Mat 24:39; Th1 5:2
So the dead: Jdg 14:19, Jdg 15:8, Jdg 15:15; Gen 3:15; Phi 2:8; Col 2:15; Heb 2:14, Heb 2:15
his brethren: Joh 19:39-42
between Zorah: Jdg 13:2, Jdg 13:25; Jos 19:41
And he judged: Jdg 15:20