20And she said, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times before, and shake myself. And he wist not that the LORD was departed from him.
Linguistic Insight
Tap any underlined word in the verse to see its original meaning.
Cross-References
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Go not up, for the LORD is not among you; that ye be not smitten before your enemies. …
But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him.
Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because they were accursed: neither will I be with you any more, except ye destroy the accursed from among you.
Behold, the LORD'S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: …
And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 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 P…
My Notes
Notes are saved on this device.