Judges 13:2

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Judges 13:1-7

The first verse gives us a short account, such as we have too often met with already, of the great distress that Israel was in, which gave occasion for the raising up of a deliverer. They did evil, as they had done, in the sight of the Lord, and then God delivered them, as he had done, into the hands of their enemies. If there had been no sin, there would have needed no Saviour; but sin was suffered to abound, that grace might much more abound. The enemies God now sold them to were the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 13:2

And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites ,.... Of the tribe of Dan, in which tribe Zorah was, and seems to have lain both on the borders of Judah and Dan, Joshua 15:33 ; See Gill on Joshua 15:33 ; see Gill on Joshua 19:41 , and this man was not a mean man, but of rank and figure, a principal man in the country, according to Josephus F7 Antique. l. 5. c. 8. sect. 2. ; though the Talmudists F8 T. Bab. Beracot, fol. 61. 1. say he was a plebeian: ... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 13:2

A certain man of Zorah - A town in the tribe of Judah, but afterwards given to Dan. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Judges 13:2

Zorah - See the marginal reference.His wife was barren - To mark more distinctly the high providential destiny of the child that was eventually born. Compare the similar circumstances of the birth of Isaac, Jacob, Samuel, and John the Baptist. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Judges 13:2-3

Judges 13:2-3. Of the family of the Danites That is, of that tribe or people. His wife was barren, and bare not An emphatical repetition of the same thing in other words, which is a usual elegance both in Scripture and other authors. The angel The Son of God, yet distinguished from the Lord, because he appeared here in the form of a servant, as a messenger sent from God. The great Redeemer did in a particular manner concern himself about this typical redemption. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Judges 13:1-25

A man to fight the Philistines (13:1-25)The Philistines were by far the strongest enemy that Israel had yet met. Their forty years of rule lasted until the time of Samuel, and they continued to give trouble during the reigns of Saul and David (13:1).Samson was the man God chose to begin the job of breaking the Philistines’ rule. Before he was born, his mother was told by a messenger from God that she was to dedicate the child to God as a Nazirite for life. This meant that Samson was not to... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Judges 13:2

man. Hebrew. 'ish. App-4 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Judges 13:2

THE ANGEL OF JEHOVAH ANNOUNCES SAMSON'S BIRTH"And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not. And the angel of Jehovah appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, Behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not; but thou shalt conceive and bear a son. Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink no wine nor strong drink; and eat not any unclean thing: for, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Judges 13:2

2. Zorah—a Danite town ( :-) lying on the common boundary of Judah and Dan, so that it was near the Philistine border. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Judges 13:1-25

F. The sixth apostasy chs. 13-16"From chapters 13 to 18, the author concentrates on the tribe of Dan, which had been one of the largest and most prominent tribes during the wilderness march (Numbers 2:25-31). In the period of the judges, however, Dan seemed helpless against the Amorites (Judges 1:34) and moved northward to find new territory (chs. 17-18). Contrasted with these failures are the exploits of Samson, whose personal achievements are detailed in four chapters. Yet his own life was a... read more

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