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Then three thousand men of Judah went down to the cleft of the rock of Etam, and said to Samson, "Don`t you know that the Philistines are rulers over us? What then is this that you have done to us?" He said to them, As they did to me, so have I done to them.

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The Cowardice of Compromise

Commentators are struck by the dispirited state of the men of Judah. Instead of rallying behind their champion, 3,000 of them confront Samson to hand him over to their Philistine rulers. Scholars explain this shows how oppression and sin can crush a people's spirit, making them prefer the familiarity of bondage to the risks of freedom.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Judges 15:11

18th Century

Theologian

The dispirited men of Judah were prepared to give up their champion, in order to conciliate their masters. This shows how hard the task of the Judg…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Judges 15:11

19th Century

Bishop

Went to the top of the rock Etam. —Rather, went down to the cave of the rock Etam. They would easily gain inform…

John Gill

John Gill

On Judges 15:11

17th Century

Pastor

Then three thousand of Judah went up to the top of the rock of
Etam
Or "went down"

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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Judges 15:9–17

17th Century

Minister

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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