士師記 16:19-20 CUNPTS

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Judges 16:18-21

We have here the fatal consequences of Samson's folly in betraying his own strength; he soon paid dearly for it. A whore is a deep ditch; he that is abhorred of the Lord shall fall therein. In that pit Samson sinks. Observe, 1. What care Delilah took to make sure of the money for herself. She now perceived, by the manner of his speaking, that he had told her all his heart, and the lords of the Philistines that hired her to do this base thing are sent for; but they must be sure to bring the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 16:19

And she made him sleep upon her knees ,.... Giving him, as some think, a sleepy potion; or however encouraged him to take a nap upon her knees, and by her fondness lulled him to sleep: and she called for a man; a barber ; in former times to shave was the work of a servant F6 Vid. Pignorium de servis, p. 89, 90, 91. & Popma de servis, p. 57, 58. and sometimes of a woman; she gave orders for one to be sent for; for Jarchi calls him a messenger of the lords of the Philistines: ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 16:20

And she said, the Philistines be upon thee, Samson ,.... In like manner as she had before, that she might have full proof that the case was really such, that his strength was gone from him: and he awoke out of his sleep ; upon the cry she made: and said; within himself, purposing and determining in his own mind: I will go out as at other times before ; as he had done at the three former times, and did not meet with any Philistines to fall upon him, and so concluded it would be the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 16:19

She began to affect him - She had probably tied his hands slyly, while he was asleep, and after having cut off his hair, she began to insult him before she called the Philistines, to try whether he were really reduced to a state of weakness. Finding he could not disengage himself, she called the Philistines, and he, being alarmed, rose up, thinking he could exert himself as before, and shake himself, i.e., disengage himself from his bonds and his enemies: but he wist not that the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Judges 16:20

The possession of his extraordinary strength is ascribed (e. g. Judges 13:25) to the presence of the Spirit of the Lord. Now the Lord, or the Spirit of the Lord, had departed from him, and so his strength had gone too. The practical lesson against the presumption of self-dependence, and the all-importance of a hearty dependence upon God’s Holy Spirit, must not be overlooked. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Judges 16:19-20

Judges 16:19-20. She made him sleep By some sleepy potion; upon her knees Resting his head upon her knees. She began to afflict him To humble and bring him low, in which sense the original word is often used. For, it seems, as soon as the razor touched his head, his strength began to be diminished, which she perceived by some means or other. He awoke and said, within himself, I will go out as at other times Samson probably did not find, immediately after he was awake, that his hair... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Judges 16:1-31

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

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Judges 16:20

wist not = knew not. See note on Exodus 34:29 . the LORD. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Judges 16:19

Judges 16:19. She began to afflict him— i.e. (in the sense wherein this word is frequently used,) to humble and bring him low; for as soon as the razor touched his head, his strength began to be diminished. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Judges 16:19

19. she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head—It is uncertain, however, whether the ancient Hebrews cut off the hair to the same extent as Orientals now. The word employed is sometimes the same as that for shearing sheep, and therefore the instrument might be only scissors. read more