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A Temple Filled with Pride
Commentators paint a vivid picture of the scene: the temple was packed with Philistine lords and elites inside, while about 3,000 commoners crowded the flat roof above. This massive gathering, assembled to mock Samson, highlights the extreme arrogance and hubris of the Philistines just before their downfall.
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Charles Ellicott
On Judges 16:27
19th Century
Bishop
The house was full of men and women ... upon the roof about three thousand men and women. —The words for “men and women” in the first clau…
John Gill
On Judges 16:27
17th Century
Pastor
Now the house was full of men and women
Within it, who were gathered together from all parts of the city, and perhap…
Matthew Henry
On Judges 16:25–31
17th Century
Minister
Nothing fills up the sins of any person or people faster than mocking and misusing the servants of God, even though it is by their own folly that t…