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Judges 15:9 Cross-References
Explore 3 cross-references for Judges 15:9 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Judges chapter 15 verse 9 to related passages throughout the Bible.
Samson Defeats the Philistines
“Then the Philistines went up, and pitched in Judah, and spread themselves in Lehi.”
Judges 15:9 (KJV)
Commentary on Judges 15:9
Then the Philistines went up, and pitched in Judah, and spread themselves in Lehi.This verse belongs to the Samson cycle addressing Samson's exploits of vengeance. Samson represents both the heights of God-empowered strength and the depths of human weakness through moral compromise. His Nazirite vow (Numbers 6:1-21) set him apart as holy to God, yet his persistent violations of this vow—contact with dead animals (14:8-9), seven-day feast (likely involving wine, 14:10), and finally revealing his hair's secret (16:17)—demonstrate progressive spiritual decline.Theologically, Samson illustrates ho...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Judges 15:9
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“when he had made an end of speaking”
“and water came out of it. When he had drunk”
“the Philistines shouted as they met him: and the Spirit of Yahweh came mightily on him”