Judg 15:1 | Clarke | STEP | Samson, going to visit his wife, finds her bestowed on another, , . He is incensed, vows revenge, and burns the corn of the Philistines, . They burn Samson's wife and her father, . He is still incensed, makes a great slaughter among them, , . The Philistines gather together against Israel, and to appease them the men of Judah bind Samson, and deliver him into their hands, . The Spirit of the Lord comes upon him; he breaks his bonds, finds the jaw-bone of an ass, and therewith kills a thousand men, . He is sorely fatigued; and, being thirsty, God miraculously produces water from an opening of the ground in Lehi, and he is refreshed, . He judges Israel in the time of the Philistines twenty years, . Verse 1 Visited his wife with a kid - On her betraying him, he had, no doubt, left her in great disgust. After some time his affection appears to have returned; and, taking a kid, or perhaps a fawn, as a present, he goes to make reconciliation, and finds her given to his brideman; probably, the person to whom she betrayed his riddle.

Judges 15:1

Introduction

Samson, going to visit his wife, finds her bestowed on another, Jdg 15:1, Jdg 15:2. He is incensed, vows revenge, and burns the corn of the Philistines, Jdg 15:3-5. They burn Samson's wife and her father, Jdg 15:6. He is still incensed, makes a great slaughter among them, Jdg 15:7, Jdg 15:8. The Philistines gather together against Israel, and to appease them the men of Judah bind Samson, and deliver him into their hands, Jdg 15:9-13. The Spirit of the Lord comes upon him; he breaks his bonds, finds the jaw-bone of an ass, and therewith kills a thousand men, Jdg 15:14-16. He is sorely fatigued; and, being thirsty, God miraculously produces water from an opening of the ground in Lehi, and he is refreshed, Jdg 15:17-19. He judges Israel in the time of the Philistines twenty years, Jdg 15:20.

Verse 1

Visited his wife with a kid - On her betraying him, he had, no doubt, left her in great disgust. After some time his affection appears to have returned; and, taking a kid, or perhaps a fawn, as a present, he goes to make reconciliation, and finds her given to his brideman; probably, the person to whom she betrayed his riddle.