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Selected Verse: Judges 15:17 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Jud 15:17 |
King James |
And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking, that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand, and called that place Ramathlehi. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| Ramath-lehi - Either the "height or hill of Lehi," or, "of the jaw-bone;" or, as in the margin, "the crestlag away of the jaw-bone," with allusion to Samson casting it out of his hand, when he had finished his war-song. |
| The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
Ramathlehi
The hill of the jawbone. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Ramath - Lehi - That is, the lifting up of the jaw - bone; by contraction Lehi, Jdg 15:14, as Salem is put for Jerusalem. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Ramath-lehi - The lifting up or casting away of the jaw-bone. Lehi was the name of the place before, Ramath was now added to it here; he lifted up the jaw-bone against his enemies, and slew them. |
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 upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands loosed from off his hands.