And the Philistines seized him and gouged out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with bronze fetters; and he ground at the mill in the prison.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Put out his eyes - Thus effectively, as they thought, preventing any future mischief on his part, while they prolonged their own triumph and…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Put out his eyes. —The marginal note, “bored out,” is more correct. The Arabic version has the curious gloss that they burnt out h…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

But the Philistines took him
Being assured by Delilah that his strength was gone from him, of which perhaps she had made trial…

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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