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and Samson said unto the lad that held him by the hand, Suffer me that I may feel the pillars whereupon the house resteth, that I may lean upon them.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

More literally, “let me rest, and let me feel the pillars, that I may lean upon them.” He feigned weariness with his dancing and singing, …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

That I may feel the pillars. —The temple of Dagon had a flat roof; but further than this we are unable to conjecture what was its architec…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And Samson said to the lad that held him by the hand
And led him about; as nothing is more common now than for a bli…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Nothing fills up the sins of any person or people faster than mocking and misusing the servants of God, even though it is by their own folly that t…

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