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He was very thirsty, and called on Yahweh, and said, You have given this great deliverance by the hand of your servant; and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised.
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Prayer in Desperation
Commentators highlight that in his moment of extreme physical weakness, Samson turns to God. He acknowledges God as the source of his recent victory and pleads based on God's reputation. As Matthew Henry notes, past experiences of God's power are excellent pleas in prayer for future mercy, a model Samson employs effectively here.
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19th Century
Anglican
He was extremely thirsty. —It was in the heat of harvest time, and he had pursued the Philistines until he was exhausted.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he was sore athirst Which Josephus F14 thinks came upon him as a rebuke unto him, for ascribing the v…
Presbyterian
So little notice did the men of Judah take of their deliverer, that he was ready to perish for lack of a drink of water. Thus, the greatest slights…
