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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Judges 15:12

Not that he feared them, or could not as easily have conquered them, as he did the whole host of the Philistines; but because he would be free from all obligation or temptation of doing them any harm, though it were in his own just and necessary defence. read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Judges 15:13

i.e. from the cave or hole in the rock, in which he had secured himself, out of which he was first brought up, and then carried down from the rock to the plain. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Judges 15:1-20

REVENGE TAKEN AND RETURNED(Judges 15:1-20.)CRITICAL NOTES.— Judges 15:1. Within a while after.] After some time, indefinitely; probably a few months. In the time of wheat harvest.] About the month of May. This is mentioned on account of what is referred to in Judges 15:5. With a kid.] A customary present (Genesis 38:17; Luke 15:29). This was expressive of social good feeling, and was meant to be a means of reconciliation. This indicated a generous and honourable nature. He was willing to... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Judges 15:1-20

Tonight shall we turn to Judges, the fifteenth chapter? And we pick up on the story of Samson here in chapter fifteen.The story of Samson begins in the thirteenth chapter of the book of Judges with the announcement to his parents of his birth and then the birth of Samson. In chapter fourteen Samson assumes a position as a judge in Israel, which position he occupied for twenty years. His falling in love with a Philistine girl in Timnath is told and the resulted disaster as he made a riddle to... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Judges 15:1-20

Judges 15:4 . Caught three hundred foxes. The task of collecting these animals was not at all impossible; the country very much abounded with foxes, as appears from many passages of scripture. Nehemiah 4:3. Psalms 62:11, 15. Ezekiel 13:4. These, dragging the firebrands, would occasion a dreadful conflagration among the wheat now ripe, and among the dry grass. To us, where foxes are scarce, the difficulty seems very great. But persons acquainted with large continents know how to make... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Judges 15:1-20

Judges 15:1-20I verily thought that thou hadst utterly hated her.Wrong-doers naturally seek to justify themselvesThis spirit of self-justification, which is generally associated with wrong-doing, appeared very early in the history of our race (Genesis 3:12-13). And the same spirit is commonly found still amongst all ranks and classes of wrong-doers. Frank and full acknowledgment of a wrong is exceedingly rare. In most cases the wrong-doer through self-love aims at making the wrong appear right,... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Judges 15:12

Jdg 15:12 And they said unto him, We are come down to bind thee, that we may deliver thee into the hand of the Philistines. And Samson said unto them, Swear unto me, that ye will not fall upon me yourselves. Ver. 12. We are come down to bind thee. ] In these Israelites we have an example of ingratitude: as in Samson, of meekness, and care of his unworthy countrymen. How fitly might he have said to them, as once Themistocles in like case did to his Athenians, "Are ye weary of receiving so many... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Judges 15:13

Jdg 15:13 And they spake unto him, saying, No; but we will bind thee fast, and deliver thee into their hand: but surely we will not kill thee. And they bound him with two new cords, and brought him up from the rock. Ver. 13. But surely we will not kill thee. ] No, but you will do as bad: for qui non cum potest servat occidit. This is the world’s wages; expect hard usage, even from some professors, when it comes to a critical point once: they will dispraise what erst they praised and... read more

Samuel Bagster