Judges 15:11
9 Then the Philistines went up, and pitched in Judah, and spread themselves in Lehi.
10 And the men of Judah said, Why are ye come up against us? And they answered, To bind Samson are we come up, to do to him as he hath done to us.
Then three thousand men of Judah went to the top of the rock Etam, and said to Samson, Knowest thou not that the Philistines are rulers over us? what is this that thou hast done unto us? And he said unto them, As they did unto me, so have I done unto them.
12 And they said unto him, We are come down to bind thee, that we may deliver thee into the hand of the Philistines. And Samson said unto them, Swear unto me, that ye will not fall upon me yourselves.
13 And they spake unto him, saying, No; but we will bind thee fast, and deliver thee into their hand: but surely we will not kill thee. And they bound him with two new cords, and brought him up from the rock.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- In response, three thousand men of Judah went to the cave at the rock of Etam, and they asked Samson, “Do you not realize that the Philistines rule over us? What have you done to us?” “I have done to them what they did to me,” he replied.
- KJV
- Then three thousand men of Judah went to the top of the rock Etam, and said to Samson, Knowest thou not that the Philistines are rulers over us? what is this that thou hast done unto us? And he said unto them, As they did unto me, so have I done unto them.
- WEB
- Then three thousand men of Judah went down to the cave in Etam’s rock, and said to Samson, “Don’t you know that the Philistines are rulers over us? What then is this that you have done to us?” He said to them, “As they did to me, so I have done to them.”
- ASV
- Then three thousand men of Judah went down to the cleft of the rock of Etam, and said to Samson, Knowest thou not that the Philistines are rulers over us? what then is this that thou hast done unto us? And he said unto them, As they did unto me, so have I done unto them.
- DARBY
- Then three thousand men of Judah went down to the cleft of the cliff Etam, and said to Samson, Knowest thou not that the Philistines rule over us? And what is this that thou hast done to us? And he said to them, As they did to me, so have I done to them.
- BLB
- And three thousand men of Judah went down to the cleft of the rock of Etam, and said to Samson, “Do you not know that the Philistines are ruling over us? And what [is] this you have done to us?” And he said to them, “As they did to me, so I have done to them.”
- ÅB
- Da dro tre tusen mann av Juda ned til fjellkløften ved Etam, og de sa til Samson: Vet du ikke at filistrene hersker over oss? Hvorfor har du da gjort dette mot oss? Men han sa til dem: Som de har gjort mot meg, så har jeg gjort mot dem.
- OTB
- Da gikk tre tusen menn fra Juda ned til hulen i klippen ved Etam og sa til Samson: "Forstår du ikke at filisterne hersker over oss? Hva har du gjort mot oss?" Han svarte: "Jeg har gjort mot dem som de gjorde mot meg."
- B1930
- Da drog tre tusen mann av Juda ned til fjellkløften ved Etam, og de sa til Samson: Vet du ikke at filistrene hersker over oss? Hvorfor har du da gjort dette mot oss? Men han sa til dem: Som de har gjort mot mig, så har jeg gjort mot dem.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Judges 14:4
But his father and his mother knew not that it was of the LORD, that he sought an occasion against the Philistines: for at that time the Philistines had dominion over Israel.
Read in contextJudges 13:1
And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.
Read in contextPsalms 106:40–42
Therefore was the wrath of the LORD kindled against his people, insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 28:13
And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them:
Read in contextDeuteronomy 28:47–48
Because thou servedst not the LORD thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things;
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