士師記 14:1-7 CUNPTS

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Judges 14:1-9

Here, I. Samson, under the extraordinary guidance of Providence, seeks an occasion of quarrelling with the Philistines, by joining in affinity with them?a strange method, but the truth is Samson was himself a riddle, a paradox of a man, did that which was really great and good, by that which was seemingly weak and evil, because he was designed not to be a pattern to us (who must walk by rule, not by example), but a type of him who, though he knew no sin, was made sin for us, and appeared in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 14:1

And Samson went down to Timnath ,.... A city which by lot fell to the tribe of Judah, but was afterwards given to the tribe of Dan, and now in the hands of the Philistines, Joshua 15:57 . Judah is said to go up to it, because the place where he lived lay below it, Genesis 38:13 , but Samson is said to go down to it, because he lived above it. The Jews F20 T. Bab. Sotah, fol. 10. 1. differ about the reconciliation of these two places; some say there were two of this name, the one is... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 14:2

And he came up, and told his father and his mother ,.... Of his passion of love, being desirous of having their approbation and consent, in which he acted a dutiful part, and what became him; and may be an example to children to advise with their parents, and have their opinion and consent before they engage in such an enterprise, even before courtship: and said: I have seen a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines ; whom he had a good liking of, and a strong affection for;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 14:3

Then his father and his mother said unto him ,.... What he might expect, and doubtless did expect: is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines ? none in their own family, nor in the tribe of Dan, nor among the whole nation of Israel, but must go among the uncircumcised Philistines; for though they were not of the seven nations of the Canaanites, with whom marriage was forbidden, yet... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 14:4

And his father and mother knew not that it was of the Lord ,.... That he should marry this uncircumcised Philistine; Samson knew it was, and that his desire of having her in marriage did not arise from carnal affection to her merely, being captivated with her beauty and external form, for she was not so very fair, her younger sister was fairer than she, Judges 15:2 but he perceived it was the mind and will of God that he should take such a person to wife, by the impulse of the Spirit of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 14:5

Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Timnath ,.... They were prevailed upon to go with him, either because they perceived his affections were so strongly set upon a wife, that they thought it advisable to agree to it, lest it should be of bad consequence to him, or because he let them know that the thing was of God, and what was his design in it: and came to the vineyards of Timnath ; the land of Canaan was a land of vineyards, and particularly that part of it which... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 14:6

And the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him ,.... The Spirit of might from the Lord, as the Targum, inspiring him with courage and intrepidity of mind, and increasing his bodily strength: and he rent him as he would rend a kid ; as he came up to him to seize him, he laid hold on him and strangled him, as Josephus F2 Antiqu l. 5. c. 8. sect. 5. says, caught him by the throat, and tore it out; for it does not seem that the carcass was torn to pieces, or limb from limb, by what... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 14:7

And he went down, and talked with the woman ,.... Entered into a conversation with her, that he might the better judge of her other qualifications, besides that of outward form and beauty, whether she would be a suitable yoke fellow for him; and he talked with her about marriage, and proposed it to her, or talked about her to her father and near relations; and, as the Targum expresses it, asked the woman, not only asked of her consent, but demanded her of her friends: it may refer, as... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 14:1

Went down to Timnath - A frontier town of the Philistines, at the beginning of the lands belonging to the tribe of Judah, Joshua 15:57 ; but afterwards given up to Dan, Joshua 19:43 . David took this place from the Philistines, but they again got possession of it in the reign of Ahaz, 2 Chronicles 28:18 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 14:3

Is there never a woman - To marry with any that did not belong to the Israelitish stock, was contrary to the law, Exodus 34:16 ; Deuteronomy 7:3 . But this marriage of Samson was said to be of the Lord, Judges 14:4 ; that is, God permitted it, (for in no other sense can we understand the phrase), that it might be a means of bringing about the deliverance of Israel. For she pleaseth me well - בעיני היאישרה כי ki hi yisherah beeynai , for she is right in my eyes.... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Judges 14:1-9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 14:1

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 14:2

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 14:3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 14:4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 14:5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 14:6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 14:7

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 14:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 14:3

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