They said to him, We have come down to bind you, that we may deliver you into the hand of the Philistines. Samson said to them, Swear to me that you will not fall on me yourselves.

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Swear unto me, that ye will not fall upon me yourselves. —It seems as if Samson were parleying with them from some point of vantage which …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And they said unto him, we are come down to bind thee
That is, they were come down into the cave where he was; other…

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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