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Now she had liers-in-wait abiding in the inner chamber. She said to him, The Philistines are on you, Samson. He broke the cords, as a string of tow is broken when it touches the fire. So his strength was not known.

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A Calculated Betrayal

Commentators explain that Delilah's cry, "The Philistines are upon you!" was a calculated test. She had men hidden in an inner room, but she first wanted to see if Samson was telling the truth about his weakness before calling them out. This reveals the cold, methodical nature of her deception as she probed for the secret to his strength.

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Judges 16:9

19th Century

Bishop

Men lying in wait. —Literally, and the spy sat in the room for her, i.e., to help her. It is doubtful whether there was m…

John Gill

John Gill

On Judges 16:9

17th Century

Pastor

Now there were men lying in wait
Very likely some of the servants of the lords of the Philistines, who were placed p…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Judges 16:4–17

17th Century

Minister

Samson had been more than once brought into mischief and danger by the love of women, yet he would not take warning, but is again taken in the same…