Judges 15:12 BSB — MannaFest

Judges 15:12

But they said to him, “We have come down to arrest you and hand you over to the Philistines.” Samson replied, “Swear to me that you will not kill me yourselves.”

BSB

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

That ye will not fall upon me yourselves - He could not bear the thought of contending with and slaying his own countrymen; for there is no doubt that he could have as easily rescued himself from their hands as from those of the Philistines.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

That, by being delivered up to the Philistine, he might have an opportunity of making a slaughter among them. That he might be a type of Christ, who, when he had shown what he could do, in striking those down that came to seize him, yielded to be bound and led as a lamb to the slaughter.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Then the Philistines went up--to the high land of Judah. and spread themselves in Lehi--now El-Lekieh, abounding with limestone cliffs; the sides of which are perforated with caves. The object of the Philistines in this expedition was to apprehend Samson, in revenge for the great slaughter he had committed on their people.

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּ֤אמְרוּ	vai.Yo.me.ru	and they said	H559 →
לוֹ֙	lo	to <the> him
לֶאֱסָרְךָ֣	le.'e.sa.re.Kha	to bind you	H631 →
יָרַ֔דְנוּ	ya.Rad.nu	we have come down	H3381 →
לְתִתְּךָ֖	le.ti.te.Kha	to give you	H5414 →
בְּיַד־	be.yad-	in [the] hand of	H3027 →
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים	pe.lish.Tim	[the] Philistines	H6430 →
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
לָהֶם֙	la.Hem	to <the> them
שִׁמְשׁ֔וֹן	shim.Shon	Samson	H8123 →
הִשָּׁבְע֣וּ	hi.sha.ve.'U	swear	H7650 →
לִ֔י	Li	to <the> me
פֶּֽן־	pen-	lest	H6435 →
תִּפְגְּע֥וּן	tif.ge.'Un	you should fall !	H6293 →
בִּ֖י	bi	on <the> me
אַתֶּֽם׃	'a.Tem	you	H859 →

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Matthew 27:2
They bound Him, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate the governor.
leads to
- Acts 3:13
  The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His servant Jesus. You handed Him over and rejected Him before Pilate, even though he had decided to release Him.
- Matthew 20:19
  and will deliver Him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified. And on the third day He will be raised to life.”
Through
1 Kings 2:25
So King Solomon sent the order to Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who struck down Adonijah, and he died.
leads to
- 1 Kings 2:46
  Then the king commanded Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he went out and struck Shimei down, and he died. Thus the kingdom was firmly established in the hand of Solomon.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Kings 2:31
  And the king replied, “Do just as he says. Strike him down and bury him, and so remove from me and from the house of my father the innocent blood that Joab shed.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Judges 8:21
Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, “Get up and kill us yourself, for as the man is, so is his strength.” So Gideon got up and killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and he took the crescent…
leads to
- Psalms 83:11
  Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
Through
Acts 7:25
He assumed his brothers would understand that God was using him to deliver them, but they did not.
leads to
- Luke 9:45
  But they did not understand this statement. It was veiled from them so that they could not comprehend it, and they were afraid to ask Him about it.
- Luke 18:34
  But the disciples did not understand any of these things. The meaning was hidden from them, and they did not comprehend what He was saying.
Through
1 Kings 2:34
So Benaiah son of Jehoiada went up, struck down Joab, and killed him. He was buried at his own home in the wilderness.
leads to
- 1 Kings 2:25
  So King Solomon sent the order to Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who struck down Adonijah, and he died.

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Samson Destroys the Philistines with an Ass' Jawbone — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

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06About Judges

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Where the connections lead

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About Judges