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Judges 16:8 Cross-References
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“Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green withs which had not been dried, and she bound him with them. green: or, new cords: Heb. moist”
Judges 16:8 (KJV)
Commentary on Judges 16:8
Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green withs which had not been dried, and she bound him with them.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), and finally revealing his hair's secret (16:17)—demonstrate progressive...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Judges 16:8
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