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Judges 16:23 Cross-References
Explore 10 cross-references for Judges 16:23 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Judges chapter 16 verse 23 to related passages throughout the Bible.
Samson's Death
“Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice: for they said, Our god hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand.”
Judges 16:23 (KJV)
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Commentary on Judges 16:23
Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice: for they said, Our god hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand.This verse belongs to the Samson cycle addressing Samson, Delilah, and final victory in death. 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), ...
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Cross-References for Judges 16:23
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“Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth”
“and brought it into the house of Dagon”
“they rejoiced”
“For all people will walk every one in the name of his god”
“and of birds”
“we know that no idol is anything in the world”
“and fastened his head in the house of Dagon.”
“which yet are no gods? but my people have changed their glory for that which does not profit.”
“they sacrifice to demons”