See the introduction to the Book of Judges. The only point of contact with the preceding history of Samson is, that we are still concerned with the…

There was. —The Vulgate has, “there was at that time,” which is an error, for these events happened before the days of Sa…

And there was a man of Mount Ephraim
This and the four following chapters contain a history of facts, which were don…

What is related in this, and the rest of the chapters to the end of this book, was done soon after the death of Joshua: see Judges 20:28. To show h…