Samfon killeth a lion. and Manoah and his wife looked on it, and fell Before on their faces to the ground. Manoah's facrifice,and Samfon's birth. Judges. Before band, faying, A man of God came unto me, and Chrift his countenance was like the countenance of an 1161. angel of God, very terrible: but I asked him not whence he was, neither told he me his name. + Heb. 7 But he faid unto me, Behold, thou shalt conceive and bear a fon; and now drink no wine nor ftrong drink, neither eat any unclean thing: for the child fhall be a Nazarite to God, from the womb to the day of his death. 8 Then Manoah intreated the LORD, and faid, O my Lord, let the man of God which thou didst fend, come again unto us, and teach us what we shall do unto the child that fhall be born. 9 And God hearkned to the voice of Manoah; and the angel of God came again unto the woman as fhe fat in the field: but Manoah her husband was not with her. 10 And the woman made hafte, and ran, and fhewed her husband, and faid unto him, Behold, the man hath appeared unto me, that came unto me the other day. 11 And Manoah arose,and went after his wife, and came to the man, and faid unto him, Art thou the man that fpakeft unto the woman? And he faid, I am. 12 And Manoah faid, Now let thy words come to pass: † How fhall we order the childs What shall and bow fhall we do unto him? be the man ner of the, &c. 13 And the angel of the LORD faid unto MaOr, what noah, Of all that I faid unto the woman, let her Shall he do? beware. + Heb. what fhall 14 She may not eat of any thing that cometh bebis work? of the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing: all that I commanded her, let her obferve. 5. 15 And Manoah faid unto the angel of the Gen. 18. LORD, I pray thee, e let us detain thee, until we fhall have made ready a kid + for thee. Ch. 6. 18. + Heb. 16 And the angel of the LORD faid unto Mabefore thee. noah, Though thou detain me I will not eat of thy bread and if thou wilt offer a burnt-offering, thou must offer it unto the LORD: for Manoah knew not that he was an angel of the LORD. 17 And Manoah faid unto the angel of the LORD, What is thy name, that when thy fayings come to pafs, we may do thee honour? 18 And the angel of the LORD faid unto him FGen. 32. f Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it 29. is fecret? Or, wonderful. Ifai. 9.6. 19 So Manoah took a kid, with a meat-ofg Chap. 6. fering, 8 and offered it upon a rock unto the 19, 20. LORD: and the angel did wondrously, and Manoah and his wife looked on. 20 For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar,that the angel of the LORD afcended in the flame of the altar: Chrift 1161 21 (But the angel of the LORD did no more appear to Manoah and to his wife.) Then Manoah knew that he was an angel of the LORD. 22 And Manoah faid unto his wife,h Wefhall Gen 32.30. furely die, because we have feen God.. Exod. Samfons riddle expounded: Chap. xv. circa 1141. 10. I. 9 And he took thereof in his hands, and went on eating, and came to his father and mother, and he gave them, and they did eat: but he told not them that he had taken the honey out of the carcafe of the lion. 10 So his father went down unto the woman, and Samfon made there a feaft: for fo used the young men to do. His foxes and fire-brands. CHA P. XV. I Samfon is denied his wife: 3 He burneth the Phi- 11 And it came to pass when they faw him, pals when they faw him, But it came to pals within a while after, in the 12 And Samfon faid unto them, I will now #1 King. dput forth a riddle unto you: if you can certainly declare it me e within the feven days of the feaff, and find it out,then I will give you thirty fheets, and thirty change of garments. e Gen. 29. 27. 1,Or, Shirts. Chap. 15. 6. + Heb. to poffefs us, or, to im poverish us. Or, the reft of the feven 13 But if ye cannot declare it me, then fhall ye give me thirty fheets, and thirty change of unto Put garments. And they faid unto him, Put forth thy riddle, that we may hear it. 14 And he faid unto them, Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the ftrong came forth sweetness. And they could not in three days expound the riddle. 15 And it came. to pass on the feventh day, that they faid unto Samfons wife, Entice thy husband that he may declare unto us the riddle, fleft we burn thee and thy fathers houfe with fire: have ye called us to take that we have? is it not fo? 16 And Samfons wife wept before him, and faid, Thou doft but hate me, and loveft me not: thou haft put forth a riddle unto the children of my people, and haft not told it me. And he faid unto her, Behold, I have not told it my father nor my mother, and fhall I tell it thee? 17 And the wept before him the feven days, while their feast lafted: and it came to pafs on the days, &c. feventh day, that he told her, becaule fhe lay fore upon him: and fhe told the riddle to the children of her people. Or, apparel. 18 And the men of the city faid unto him on the seventh day, before the fun went down, What is sweeter than honey? and what is ftronger than a lion? And he faid unto them, If ye had not plowed with my heifer, ye had not found out my riddle. 19 And the spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he went down to Afhkelon, and flew thirty men of them. and took their fpoil, and gave change of garments unto them which expounded the riddle: and his anger was kindled, and he went up to his fathers house. 20 But Samfons wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend. go into time of wheat-harveft, that Samfon vifited a Before Chrift a circa 1140. 14. 19. 2 And her father faid, I verily thought that thou hadft utterly hated her, therefore I gave Chap. her to thy companion is not her younger fifter fairer than the? + take her, I pray thee, + Heb. let in ftead of her. her be thine andre blamelele liftines, shall I be fhall I be more blameless than the Philiftines, I be 3 And Samfon faid concerning them," Now | Or, Now though I do them a displeasure. blameless from the though, &c. 4 And Samfon went and caught three hundred foxes, and took fire-brands, and turned tail to or, tail, and put a fire-brand in the midft between torches two tails. 5 And when he had fet the brands on fire, he let them go into the ftanding-corn of the Philiftines, and burnt up both the fhocks, and also the ftanding-corn with the vineyards and olives. 6 Then the Philiftines faid, Who hath done this? and they anfwered, Samfon the fon in law of the Timnite, because he had taken his wife, and given her to his companion. b And Chap the Philistines came up and burnt her and her fa- 14. 15. ther with fire. 7 And Samfon faid unto them, Though ye have done this, yet will I be avenged of you, and after that I will cease. 8 And he smote them hip and thigh with a great flaughter; and he went down and dwelt in the top of the rock Etam. 9 Then the Philiftines went up, and pitched come up against us? And they answered, To overcometh him: Delilah enticeth, and at last Judges. Before faid unto them, Swear unto me, that ye will not loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whofe Before Chrift fall upon me your felves. name was Delilah. Christ circa 1140. 13 And they fpake unto him, faying, No: but we will bind thee faft, 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. 14 And when he came unto Lehi, the Philistines fhouted against him: and the fpirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and the cords that were upon his arms, became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands + loofed from were melted off his hands. † Heb. + Heb. moift. + Heb. an heap, two heaps. 15 And he found at new jaw-bone of an afs, and put forth his hand and took it, and flew a thousand men therewith. 16 And Samfon faid, With the jaw-bone of That is an afs, heaps upon heaps, with the jaw of an the lifting afs have I flain a thousand men. up of the jaw-bone, 17 And it came to pafs when he had made or, cafting an end of fpeaking, that he caft away the jawjaw-bone bone out of his hand, and called that place Or, Lehi. Ramath-lehi. away of the That is, the well of called, or, 18 And he was fore athirft, and called on him that the LORD, and faid, Thou haft given this great cried. deliverance into the hand of thy fervant: and He feems now fhall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of judged the uncircumcifed? to have South weft If rael, du ring twenty 19 But God clave an hollow place that was in the jaw, and there came water thereout; and when he had drunk, his fpirit came again, and he years of revived: wherefore he called the name thereof their fer- En-hakkore, which is in Lehi unto this day. 20 And he judged Ifrael d in the days of the Philistines twenty years. vitude of the Philifines. Ch.13.1. circa 5 And the lords of the Philistines came up un- 1120. to her, and faid unto her, Entice him, and fee Or, by wherein his great ftrength lieth, and by what the brook. means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him: and we will give theell Or, every one of us eleven hundred pieces of filver. 6 And Delilah faid to Samfon, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great ftrength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee. 8 Then the lords of the Philiftines brought mit up to her feven green withs, which had not been dried, and fhe bound him with them. 9 (Now there were men lying in wait, abiding with her in the chanber) And the said unto him, The Philiftines be upon thee, Samfon. And he brake the withs, as a thread of tow is broken when it + toucheth the fire: fo his strength + Heb. was not known. 10 And Delilah faid unto Samfon,Behold,thou haft mocked me, and told me lies: now tell me, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest be bound. 12 Delilah therefore took new ropes,and bound not been him therewith, and faid unto him, The Philifti- done. nes be upon thee Samfon. (And there were liers in wait abiding in the chamber) And he brake them from off his arms like a thread. 13 And Delilah faid unto Samfon, Hitherto thou haft mocked me, and told me lies: tell me wherewith thou mightest be bound. And he faid unto her, If thou weaveft the feven locks of my head with the web. 14 And she faftned it with the pin, and faid unto him, The Philiftines be upon thee, Samfon. And he awaked out of his fleep, and went away with the pin of the beam, and with the web. 15 And fhe faid unto him, How canft thou fay, I love thee, when thine heart is not with me? Thou haft mocked me these three times, and haft not told me wherein thy great ftrength lieth. 16 And it came to pass, when she preffed him daily with her words, and urged him, so that his foul was + vexed unto death; Before 18 And when Delilah faw that he had told Chrift her all his heart, fhe fent and called for the lords of the Philiftines, faying, Come up this once, for he hath fhewed me all his heart. Then the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and brought money in their hand. + Heb. bored out. Or, as when he was shaven. ↑ Heb. and who multi plied our flain. 31 Then his brethren, and all the house of his father, came down and took him, and brought him up, b and buried him between Zorah and Chap. Efhtaol, in the burying-place of Manoah his fa- 13.25. ther: and he judged Ifrael twenty years. CHAP. XVII. 19 And the made him fleep upon her knees, and the called for a man,and fhe caused him to fhave off the feven locks of his head, and fhe began to afflict him, and his ftrength went from him. 20 And she said, The Philistines be upon thee, Samfon. And he awoke out of his fleep, and faid, I will go out as at other times before, and thake And there was a man of mount Ephraim, circe my felf. And he wist not that the LORD was departed from him. 21 But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass, and he did grind in the prifon-house. 22 Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again, after he was shaven. 23 Then the lords of the Philiftines gathered them together, for to offer a great facrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoyce: for they faid, Our god hath delivered Samfon our enemy into our hand. 24 And when the people faw him,they praised their god for they faid, Our god hath delivered into our hands our enemy,and the destroyer of our country, which flew many of us. 25 And it came to pass when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samfon, that he may make us fport. And they called for Samfon out of the prifon-house; and he made them before them. fport: and they fet him between the pillars. + Heb. Hor, he 26 And Samfon faid unto the lad that held him by the hand, Suffer me that I may feel the pillars whereupon the house ftandeth, that I may lean upon them. 27 Now the house was full of men and women; and all the lords of the Philistines were there and there were upon the roof about three thousand men and women,that beheld while Samfon made sport. 28 And Samfon called unto the LORD, and faid, O Lord GOD, Remember me, I pray thee, and ftrengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philiftines for my two eyes. 29 And Samfon took hold of the two middle pillars, upon which the houfe ftood, and on leaned on which it was born up, of the one with his right hand, and of the other with his left. shem. † Heb. my foul. 30 And Samfon faid, Let + me die with the Philiftines: and he bowed himself with all bis might; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that were therein: fo the 1 Of the money that Micab firft ftole, then restored, his mother maketh images, 5 and he ornaments for them. He bireth a Levite to be his prieft. whofe name was Micah. 2 And he faid unto his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of filver, that were taken from thee, about which thou curfedft, and spakest of alfo in mine ears; behold, the filver is with me, I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be thou of the LORD my fon. And when he had restored the eleven hundred fhekels of filver to his mother, his mother faid, I had wholly dedicated the filver unto the LORD, from my hand, for my fon, to make a graven image, and a molten image: now therefore I will reftore it unto thee. 4 Yet he restored the money unto his mother, and his mother took two hundred shekels of filver, and gave them to the founder, who made thereof a graven image, and a molten image: and they were in the houfe of Micah. circe 1406. 11 And the Levite was content to dwell with fit, &c. the man, and the young man was unto him as one anorder of of his fons. 12 And Micah confecrated the Levite, and the garments Nthofe days, there was no king in Ifrael: and in thofe days b the tribe of the Danites 47. fought them an inheritance to dwell in: for unto that day all their inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Ifrael. Heb. fons. Chap. 3.25 47. 2 And the children of Dan fent of their family, five men from their coafts, men of valour from Zarah, and from Efhtaol, to fpy out the land, and to fearch it; and they faid unto them, Go, fearch the land: who when they came to mount Ephraim, to the houfe of Micah, they lodged there. 3 When they were by the houfe of Micah,they knew the voice of the young man the Levite: and they turned in thither, and faid unto him, Who brought thee hither? and what makest thou in this place? and what haft thou here? 4 And he faid unto them, Thus and thus dealeth Micah with me, and hath hired me, and I am his priest. 5 And they faid unto him, Ask counfel, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way which we go fhall be profperous. 6 And the priest faid unto them, Go in peace: before the LORD is your way, wherein ye go. 79 Then the five men departed, and came Toth. 19. to Laifh, and faw the people that were therein, how they dwelt carelefs, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and fecure, and there was no magiftrate in the land, that might put them to fhame in any thing: and they were far from the Zidonians, and had no bufinefs with any man. -called e 4.27, Heb. Toffeffor, ei, heir of refraint. 8 And they came unto their brethren to Zorah, and Eshtaol: and their brethren faid unto them, What fay ye? 9 And they faid, Arife, that we may go up against them: for we have feen the land, and behold, it is very good: and are ye ftill? be not flothful to go, and to enter to poffefs the land. 10 When ye go, ye fhall come unto a people fecure, and to a large land: for God hath given Micah robbed of his gods. it into your hands: a place where there is no want of any thing that is in the earth. Before Christ circa 1406. II And there went from thence of the family of the Danites, out of Zorah and out of Efhtaol, fix hundred men † appointed with + Heb. weapons of war. girded. 12 And they went up, and pitched in Kirjathjearim in Juda: wherefore they called that place * Mahaneh-dan, unto this day: behold, it is be- f Chap. hind Kirjath-jearim. 13 And they paffed thence unto mount Ephraim, and came unto the house of Micah. 13.25. 14 Then anfwered the five men that went to fpy out the country of Laifh, and said unto their brethren, & Do ye know that there is in these & Ch.17.5. houfes an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven image, and a molten image? now therefore confider what ye have to do. 15 And they turned thitherward, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the houfe of Micah, and + faluted him. + Heb. asked of peace. 16 And the fix hundred men appointed with dim their weapons of war, which were of the children of Dan, ftood by the entring of the gate. 17 And the five men that went to spy out the land, went up, and came in thither, and took the graven image, and the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image: and the priest stood in the entring of the gate, with the fix hundred men that were appointed with weapons of war. 18 And thefe went into Micahs house, and fetched the carved image,the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image: then faid the priest unto them, What do ye? 19 And they faid unto him, Hold thy peace, lay thine hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, band be to us a father, and a prieft: is it better & Chap. for thee to be a prieft unto the house of one man, 17. 10. or that thou be a priest unto a tribe and a family in Ifrael? 20 And the priests heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the people. 21 So they turned and departed, and put the little ones, and the cattle, and the carriage before them. 22 And when they were a good way from the houfe of Micah, the men that were in the houfes near to Micahs houfe, were gathered together, and overtook the children of Dan. 23 And they cried unto the children of Dan : and they turned their faces, and faid unto Micah, What aileth thee, that thou comeft with fuch + Heb. a company? that thos arigather 24 And he faid, Ye have taken away my ed together. gods which I made, and the priest, and ye are gone |