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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 16:23-31

Judges 16:23-Obadiah : . The Death of Samson.— Dagon, the god of the Philistines, had been worshipped in the Maritime Plain long before their coming. They adopted the god of the district, just as many Israelites learned to worship the Baals of Canaan. One of the Amarna letter-writers was called Dagon-takala. There is still a Beit Dajan near Joppa, and another near Nâ blû s. Judges 16:24 . In the Heb. the words “ Our god . . . many of us” form a rhymed five-line song, each short line ending in... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Judges 16:23

The lords of the Philistines gathered them together; either upon some annual or customary solemnity; or rather, upon this special occasion, to praise Dagon for this singular favour. And they did not appoint this solemn service as soon as Samson was taken, but some considerable time after, as appears by the growth of Samson’s hair in the mean time, because they would give sufficient time and warning for all their friends and allies to come thither, and for the making of all necessary... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Judges 16:1-31

(Judges 16:1-31.)SAMSON’S FALL, CAPTIVITY AND DEATHCRITICAL NOTES.— Judges 16:1. Then.] And—without fixing the time. A long gap stands between the events of the two previous chapters and those of the present one. Those refer to the early public life of the hero, afterwards many stirring events may have taken place which are not recorded, and now we have (certainly from Judges 16:4) in this chapter an account of the closing scene. We are to understand him as reappearing after a term of silence,... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Judges 16:1-31

Judges 13:16 I. We must first ask what principles, regarding the way in which God works deliverance for man, were taught by Samson. (1) The first principle impressed on the minds of his contemporaries must have been, that, "in a state of universal depression, all must ultimately depend on the indomitable strength which is aroused in individuals." Samson was qualified by his natural gifts to stand alone, and to hearten the people, and give them more courageous and hopeful thoughts. His name,... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Judges 16:1-31

Chapter 16Now his second encounter, going down again to the Philistines. And this time to the city of Gaza, which is on the south coast of the territory of the Philistines, south from Ashdod and Ashkelon. And the purpose of going to Gaza was actually to go in unto a prostitute. And the people in Gaza, the men, were told that Samson was there in town.So they circled him and they set an ambush for him and they locked the gates of the city and they said, "We'll wait until morning and when he goes... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Judges 16:1-31

Judges 16:1 . A harlot, at Gaza, one of the five strong cities of Philistia. The Hebrew is the same as Joshua 2:0., hostess, as some would read, but our version follows the other opinion. Judges 16:3 . Took away the doors of the gate, and carried them about seven miles, as stated by a German traveller. Judges 16:4 . Delilah, a woman of Philistia. Some rabbins say, she was his wife; others, only his concubine. She was a woman of strong understanding, for none else can be consummately... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Judges 16:1-31

Judges 16:1-31Then went Samson to Gaza.Pleasure and peril in GazaFor what reason did Samson go down to Gaza? We imagine that in default of any excitement such as he craved in the towns of his own land, he turned his eyes to the Philistine cities which presented a marked contrast. There life was energetic and gay, there many pleasures were to be had. New colonists were coming in their swift ships, and the streets presented a scene of constant animation. The strong, eager man, full of animal... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Judges 16:23

Jdg 16:23 Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice: for they said, Our god hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand. Ver. 23. For to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god. ] That is, To Triton, the idol af those maritime nations, which was a fish downward, whence also he had his name Dagon. See 1 Samuel 5:4 . Diodorus Siculus calleth this idol Derceta; others, Leucothea. And to rejoice. ] Ad... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Judges 16:23

Dagon: 1 Samuel 5:2-Deuteronomy :, Jeremiah 2:11, Micah 4:5, Romans 1:23-Lamentations :, 1 Corinthians 8:4, 1 Corinthians 8:5, 1 Corinthians 10:20 to rejoice: Job 30:9, Job 30:10, Psalms 35:15, Psalms 35:16, Proverbs 24:17 Reciprocal: Exodus 32:6 - sat down Judges 9:27 - the house Judges 10:6 - the gods of the Philistines 1 Samuel 6:16 - the five 1 Samuel 30:16 - eating 1 Samuel 31:9 - to publish 2 Samuel 1:20 - Tell 1 Chronicles 10:4 - abuse 1 Chronicles 10:9 - tidings Isaiah 44:11 - let... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Judges 16:23

Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice: for they said, Our god hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand.Dagon — An idol, whose upper part was like a man, and whose lower part was like a fish: probably one of the sea-gods of the Heathens. read more