John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 13:9
And God hearkened unto the voice of Manoah ,.... Heard his prayer and answered it: and the angel of God came again unto the woman as she sat in the field ; who very likely returned to the same place where she was before, in hope her husband's prayers would be heard, and the man return and come to her where he had before met her; as well as she might be here retired for meditation and prayer; unless it can be supposed that she had business here to do, as keeping a flock of sheep, which... 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