Judges 14:19

And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and slew thirty men of them, and took their spoil, and gave change of garments unto them which expounded the riddle. And his anger was kindled, and he went up to his father’s house.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Spirit	ר֣וּחַ Ru.ach	H7307	wind · noun, common feminine singular construct
LORD	יְהוָ֗ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
came	וַתִּצְלַ֨ח va.titz.Lach	H6743	to push forward · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular
down	וַיֵּ֨רֶד vai.Ye.red	H3381	to descend (literally · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Ashkelon	אַשְׁקְל֜וֹן 'ash.ke.Lon	H831	Ashkelon · proper noun, a place name
slew	וַיַּ֥ךְ vai.Yakh	H5221	to strike (lightly or severely · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
thirty	שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים she.lo.Shim	H7970	thirty · noun, common masculine plural absolute
men	אִ֗ישׁ 'Ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular absolute
took	וַיִּקַּח֙ vai.yi.Kach	H3947	to take (in the widest variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
spoil	חֲלִ֣יצוֹתָ֔ם cha.Li.tzo.Tam	H2488	spoil · noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
gave	וַיִּתֵּן֙ vai.yi.Ten	H5414	to give · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
change	הַחֲלִיפ֔וֹת ha.cha.li.Fot	H2487	alternation · definite article + noun, common feminine plural absolute
expounded	לְמַגִּידֵ֖י le.ma.gi.Dei	H5046	properly · preposition + verb, hiphil active participle, masculine plural construct
riddle	הַחִידָ֑ה ha.chi.Dah	H2420	a puzzle · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
anger	אַפּ֔וֹ 'a.Po	H639	properly · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
kindled	וַיִּ֣חַר vai.Yi.char	H2734	to glow or grow warm · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
up	וַיַּ֖עַל vai.Ya.'al	H5927	to ascend · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
father’s	אָבִֽיהוּ 'a.Vi.hu	H1	father · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
house	בֵּ֥ית beit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common masculine singular construct

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Cross-references

Judges 3:10 And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he judged Israel, and went out to war: and the LORD delivered Chushan-rishathaim king of Mesop…
Judges 13:25 And the Spirit of the LORD began to move him at times in the camp of Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol.
1 Samuel 11:6 And the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard those tidings, and his anger was kindled greatly.
Judges 14:6 And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid, and he had nothing in his hand: but he told…
Judges 15:14 And when he came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted against him: and the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and the cords that were…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 14:10–end

We have here an account of Samson's wedding feast and the occasion it gave him to fall foul upon the Philistines. I. Samson conformed to the custom of the country in making a festival of his nuptial solemnities, which continued seven days, Jdg 14:10. Though he was a Nazarite, he did not affect, in a thing of this nature, to be singular, but did as the young men used to do upon such occasions. It is no part of religion to go contrary to the innocent usages of the places where we live: nay, it is a reproach to religion when those who profess it give just occasion to others to call them covetous, sneaking, and morose. A good man should strive to make himself, in the best sense, a good companion…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 14:19

HE SLAYS THIRTY PHILISTINES. (Jdg 14:19-20) went down to Ashkelon, and slew thirty men of them--This town was about twenty-four miles west by southwest from Timnah; and his selection of this place, which was dictated by the Divine Spirit, was probably owing to its bitter hostility to Israel. took their spoil--The custom of stripping a slain enemy was unknown in Hebrew warfare.

John Gill on Judges 14:19

And the Spirit of the Lord came upon him,.... The Spirit of might from the Lord, as the Targum; which filled him with zeal and courage, animating him to the following undertaking, and increased his bodily strength to perform it: and he went down to Ashkelon; one of the five principal cities of the Philistines; it lay near the Mediterranean sea, and, according to Bunting (r), was twenty four miles from Timnath; why he went so far, is not easy to say; some think there was some grand solemnity or festival observed there at this time, which he knew of, when persons put on their best suits of apparel, and such he wanted: and slew thirty men of them; in vindication of which, it may be observed, t…

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Keil & Delitzsch on Judges 14:10–end

Dictionary and topics

Ashkelon, Askelon — Apocrypha As’calon (migration), one of the five cities of the Philistines, (Joshua 113:3; 1 Samuel 6:17) a seaport on the Mediterranean, 10 miles north of Gaza. Samson went down from Timnath to…
Riddle — (Heb. hodah). The oldest and, strictly speaking, the only example of a riddle was that propounded by Samson (Judg. 14:12-18). The parabolic prophecy in Ezek. 17:2-18 is there called a “riddle.” It…
Samson — Of the sun, the son of Manoah, born at Zorah. The narrative of his life is given in Judg. 13-16. He was a “Nazarite unto God” from his birth, the first Nazarite mentioned in Scripture (Judg. 13:3-5;…
Ashkelon · Sam — Sam
Betting · By Sam — By Sam
Miracles Wrought Through Servants Of God · Gideon: Philistines killed — Gideon: Philistines killed
Philistines · Samson: Slew thirty, near Askelon — Samson: Slew thirty, near Askelon
Samson · His marriage feast and the riddle propoun — His marriage feast and the riddle propoun

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

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Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 14:10–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 14:19

John Gill on Judges 14:19

Keil & Delitzsch on Judges 14:10–end

Dictionary and topics

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 14:10–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 14:19

John Gill on Judges 14:19

Keil & Delitzsch on Judges 14:10–end

Dictionary and topics

Rashi on Judges 14:19