John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 13:10
And the woman made haste, and ran ,.... It is not improbable what Josephus says F13 Antiqu. l. 5. c. 8. sect. 3. , that she entreated the angel to stay a little till she fetched her husband, which he assented to, and then made all the haste she could to him, partly through eagerness to acquaint him with it, and partly that she might not make the prophet she took him to be wait too long: and showed her husband ; that his prayer was heard: and said unto him, behold, the man hath... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Judges 13:8-14
We have here an account of a second visit which the angel of God made to Manoah and his wife. I. Manoah earnestly prayed for it, Jdg. 13:8. He was not incredulous of the story his wife told him; he knew she was a virtuous woman, and therefore the heart of her husband did safely trust in her; he knew she would not go about to impose upon him, much less was he, as Josephus unworthily represents him, jealous of his wife's conversation with this stranger; but, 1. He takes it for granted that this... read more