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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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A Picture of Christ's Sacrifice

Commentators note that Samson's willingness to be bound by his own people to save them from the Philistines' wrath is a powerful foreshadowing of Christ. John Gill specifically compares this moment to Jesus allowing himself to be betrayed and arrested by the Jews to be handed over to the Romans, sacrificing himself so that his people could go free.

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Judges 15:12

19th Century

Bishop

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

On Judges 15:12

17th Century

Pastor

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

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…