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It happened, when he had made an end of speaking, that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand; and that place was called Ramath-lehi.

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A Memorial in a Name

Commentators explain that the name "Ramath-lehi" serves as a permanent memorial to Samson's victory. While the exact translation is debated—meaning "hill of the jawbone," "casting away of the jawbone," or "lifting up of the jawbone"—all interpretations point to this specific event, ensuring that God's miraculous deliverance would be remembered.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Judges 15:17

18th Century

Theologian

Ramath-lehi - Either the “height or hill of Lehi,” or, “of the jaw-bone;” or, as in the margin, “the casting away of the jaw-bone,” with all…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Judges 15:17

19th Century

Bishop

Ramath-lehi. —The marginal rendering, the lifting up of the jawbone” is found in the Septuagint and Vulgate, and derive…

John Gill

John Gill

On Judges 15:17

17th Century

Pastor

And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking
Of delivering out the above song, which very probably consi…

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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…