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Selected Verse: Judges 15:16 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Jud 15:16 |
Strong Concordance |
And Samson [08123] said [0559], With the jawbone [03895] of an ass [02543], heaps [02565] upon heaps [02565], with the jaw [03895] of an ass [02543] have I slain [05221] a thousand [0505] men [0376]. |
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King James |
And Samson said, With the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, with the jaw of an ass have I slain a thousand men. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| With the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, with the jaw of an ass have I slain a thousand men--The inadequacy of the weapon plainly shows this to have been a miraculous feat, "a case of supernatural strength," just as the gift of prophecy is a case of supernatural knowledge [CHALMERS]. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| There is a play upon the word, three times repeated, which means both "an ass" and also "a heap." The spirit of riddle-making Jdg 14:12, Jdg 14:18 is apparent in this song of triumph (compare Jdg 5:1; Exo 15:1; Sa1 18:6-7). |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Slain a thousand men - What could be too hard for him to do, on whom the Spirit of the Lord came mightily? It was strange the men of Judah did now at least come in to his assistance. But he was to be a type of him, who trod the wine - press alone. |
6 And it came to pass as they came [0935], when David [01732] was returned [07725] from the slaughter [05221] of the Philistine [06430], that the women [0802] came out [03318] of all cities [05892] of Israel [03478], singing [07891] and dancing [04246], to meet [07125] king [04428] Saul [07586], with tabrets [08596], with joy [08057], and with instruments of musick [07991].
7 And the women [0802] answered [06030] one another as they played [07832], and said [0559], Saul [07586] hath slain [05221] his thousands [0505], and David [01732] his ten thousands [07233].
1 Then sang [07891] Moses [04872] and the children [01121] of Israel [03478] this song [07892] unto the LORD [03068], and spake [0559], saying [0559], I will sing [07891] unto the LORD [03068], for he hath triumphed [01342] gloriously [01342]: the horse [05483] and his rider [07392] hath he thrown [07411] into the sea [03220].
1 Then sang [07891] Deborah [01683] and Barak [01301] the son [01121] of Abinoam [042] on that day [03117], saying [0559],
18 And the men [0582] of the city [05892] said [0559] unto him on the seventh [07637] day [03117] before the sun [02775] went down [0935], What is sweeter [04966] than honey [01706]? and what is stronger [05794] than a lion [0738]? And he said [0559] unto them, If [03884] ye had not plowed [02790] with my heifer [05697], ye had not found out [04672] my riddle [02420].
12 And Samson [08123] said [0559] unto them, I will now put forth [02330] a riddle [02420] unto you: if ye can certainly [05046] declare [05046] it me within the seven [07651] days [03117] of the feast [04960], and find it out [04672], then I will give [05414] you thirty [07970] sheets [05466] and thirty [07970] change [02487] of garments [0899]: