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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Judges 15:3

See the margin. Before, when the Philistines injured him he was in covenant with the Timnathites through his marriage and by the rites of hospitality, for which reason he went off to Ashkelon to take his revenge Judges 14:19. But now the Philistines themselves had broken this bond, and so he was free to take his revenge on the spot. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Judges 15:4

Foxes - Rather, “jackals,” which are still very common in Palestine, especially about Joppa and Gaza. 1 Samuel 13:17 and Joshua 15:28; Joshua 19:3, are indications of the abundance of foxes or jackals giving names to places, especially in the country of the Phililstines. It belongs to Samson’s character, and agrees with the incident about the lion, that he should be an expert hunter. Ovid relates a very curious custom at Rome of letting loose foxes with lighted torches fastened to their tails... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Judges 15:6

burnt her and her father - Out of revenge on Samson’s nearest relations; or, as others think, as an act of justice in favor of Samson, and in hope of pacifying his anger. Burning was the punishment for adultery and kindred crimes among the Jews Genesis 38:24; Leviticus 20:14; Leviticus 21:9. Samson’s wife brought upon herself the very punishment which she sought to escape by betraying her husband Judges 14:15. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Judges 15:8

Hip and thigh - A proverbial expression of doubtful origin, meaning all the “great” and “mighty,” all the choice pieces like the thigh and shoulder.In the top of the rock - Rather, “the cleft of the rock.” These clefts of the rock were the natural fortresses and hiding places of the land. (Isaiah 2:21; Isaiah 57:5. Compare 1 Samuel 13:6; 1 Kings 18:13.)Etam - Not the same as the place in the territory of Simeon 1 Chronicles 4:32. Its situation is uncertain, but a site near Eleutheropolis... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Judges 15:3

Judges 15:3. Now shall I be more blameless than the Philistines Or rather, blameless from the Philistines, because they have first provoked me by an irreparable injury. It seems probable from this, that the people of the place, in general, had approved of, and perhaps advised, the giving of Samson’s wife to another man. Though I do them a displeasure Although this may look like an act of private revenge, yet it is plain, Samson acted as a judge (for such he was) and as an avenger of the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Judges 15:4

Judges 15:4. Samson went and caught three hundred foxes Foxes were extremely numerous in Canaan, and several places received their name from them, as Hazar-shual, or, the gate of the fox, in the tribe of Judah; and Shaalbim, or Shaalabbim, in the tribe of Dan, Joshua 19:42; Judges 1:35. They are accordingly frequently spoken of in Scripture as numerous: see Song of Solomon 2:15; Psalms 63:10. Under this name foxes, likewise, as Bishop Patrick observes, may be comprehended a species of... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Judges 15:5

Judges 15:5. He let them go, &c. Successively at several times, and in divers places, so that they might not hinder one another, nor all run into the same field; but, being dispersed in all parts, might spread the plague further. But it will be asked, Why did he not employ some of the Israelites to set their corn on fire? The answer is easy: Because he wished to preserve them from the hatred and mischief to which this would have exposed them, and also to mortify the pride of the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Judges 15:6

Judges 15:6. The Philistines came up and burned her For the mischief which she had occasioned them; thus she brought upon herself that mischief which she studied to avoid. The Philistines had threatened to burn her and her father’s house with fire. To avoid this, she betrayed her husband. And now the very thing she feared comes upon her! And her father Whom they looked upon as one chief cause of the mischief done, by his giving his daughter, Samson’s wife, to another man. Punishing or... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Judges 15:8

Judges 15:8. He smote them hip and thigh This seems to be merely a proverbial expression to denote a desperate attack and total overthrow. And he went down, or, rather, went and dwelt For it is an idiom of the Hebrew language, to speak of going up, or going down, to a place without having any reference to the situation of it, whether it lay high or low. The place here spoken of, the top of the rock Etam, undoubtedly lay high, being, as Josephus informs us, a strong place in the... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Judges 15:1-20

Samson’s exploits (14:1-16:31)So dominant were the Philistines in Israel, that the Israelites had decided to live with them peacefully rather than try to rise up in armed rebellion. Samson had other ideas. He thought that his marriage to a Philistine woman would give him the opportunity to do some harm to the enemy (14:1-4).In spite of Samson’s desire to help Israel, he had little respect for either his Nazirite vow or the Israelite law. He handled a dead lion, married a Philistine woman and... read more

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Judges 15:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Judges 15:4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Judges 15:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Judges 15:8

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Judges 15:3

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Judges 15:4

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Judges 15:5

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Judges 15:6

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Judges 15:8

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Judges 15:1-20

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