She made him sleep upon her knees; and she called a man, and had him shave off the seven locks of his head. Then she began to torment him, and his strength left him.

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Made him sleep upon her knees. — As his locks could hardly be shaved off without awakening him from any ordinary sleep, the expres…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And she made him sleep upon her knees
Giving him, as some think, a sleepy potion; or however encouraged him to take …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

See the fatal effects of false security. Satan ruins people by flattering them into a good opinion of their own safety, and so leads them to disreg…

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