| Judges 16:1 Parallel Translations |  |
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| NASB: | Now Samson went to Gaza and saw a harlot there, and went in to her. (NASB ©1995) |
| GWT: | Samson went to Gaza. There he saw a prostitute and slept with her.(GOD'S WORD®) |
| KJV: | Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and went in unto her. |
| ASV: | And Samson went to Gaza, and saw there a harlot, and went in unto her. |
| BBE: | Now Samson went to Gaza, and there he saw a loose woman and went in to her. |
| DBY: | Samson went to Gaza, and there he saw a harlot, and he went in to her. |
| ERV: | And Samson went to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and went in unto her. |
| JPS: | And Samson went to Gaza, and saw there a harlot, and went in unto her. |
| WBS: | Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there a harlot, and went in to her. |
| WEB: | Samson went to Gaza, and saw there a prostitute, and went in to her. |
| YLT: | And Samson goeth to Gaza, and seeth there a woman, a harlot, and goeth in unto her; |
| Judges 16:1 Cross References |
| XREF: | Joshua 15:47 Ashdod, its towns and its villages; Gaza, its towns and its villages; as far as the brook of Egypt and the Great Sea, even its coastline. (NASB ©1995) |
| Commentaries and Concordances |
| GSB: | 16:1 Then went Samson to {a} Gaza, and saw there an harlot, {b} and went in unto her.
(a) One of the five chief cities of the Philistines.
(b) That is, he lodged with her. |
| WES: | 16:1 And saw - Going into an house of publick entertainment to refresh himself. He there saw this harlot accidentally; and by giving way to look upon her, was ensnared, Gen 3:6. |
| MHC: | 16:1-3 Hitherto Samson's character has appeared glorious, though uncommon. In this chapter we find him behaving in so wicked a manner, that many question whether or not he were a godly man. But the apostle has determined this, Heb 11:32. By adverting to the doctrines and examples of Scripture, the artifices of Satan, the deceitfulness of the human heart, and the methods in which the Lord frequently deals with his people, we may learn useful lessons from this history, at which some needlessly stumble, while others cavil and object. The peculiar time in which Samson lived may account for many things, which, if done in our time, and without the special appointment of Heaven, would be highly criminal. And there might have been in him many exercises of piety, which, if recorded, would have reflected a different light upon his character. Observe Samson's danger. Oh that all who indulge their sensual appetites in drunkenness, or any fleshly lusts, would see themselves thus surrounded, way-laid, and marked for ruin by their spiritual enemies! The faster they sleep, the more secure they feel, the greater their danger. We hope it was with a pious resolution not to return to his sin, that he rose under a fear of the danger he was in. Can I be safe under this guilt? It was bad that he lay down without such checks; but it would have been worse, if he had laid still under them. |
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