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Samson went down to Timnah, and saw a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines.
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A Spiritually Unequal Yoke
Commentators like Ellicott and Henry highlight that Samson's choice was spiritually foolish. As a Nazarite devoted to God, choosing a Philistine who worshipped Dagon went against the spirit of God's law (Deut. 7:3-4). This serves as a powerful biblical warning against being "unequally yoked with unbelievers" (2 Cor. 6:14).
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Timnath - See Joshua 15:10 and note. It was below Zorah (Judges 13:2), about three miles southwest of it.
19th Century
Anglican
To Timnath. —This town, whose site still retains the name Tibneh, is perhaps the same as that in Genesis 38:12, unless that is a t…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Samson went down to Timnath A city which by lot fell to the tribe of Judah, but was afterwards given to the trib…
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As far as Samson's marriage was a common case, it was weak and foolish of him to set his affections on a daughter of the Philistines. Should one, n…
