And the men of Judah said, "Why have you come up against us?" They said, "We have come up to bind Samson, to do to him as he did to us."

Commentaries

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Why are ye come up against us? —Samson was not of the tribe of Judah, which seems to have been living in contented servitude.

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And the men of Judah said
To the Philistines, very probably by a deputation, which they sent to them, to know the re…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Sin dispirits people; it hides from their eyes the things that belong to their peace. The Israelites blamed Samson for what he had done against the…

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