American Standard Version
Judges 13:24
24And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and Jehovah blessed him.
Judges 13:24 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and the Lord blessed him.
- New International Version (NIV)The woman gave birth to a boy and named him Samson. He grew and the Lord blessed him,
- English Standard Version (ESV)And the woman bore a son and called his name Samson. And the young man grew, and the Lord blessed him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)So the woman bore a son and called his name Samson; and the child grew, and the Lord blessed him.
Context of Judges 13:24
22And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God. 23But his wife said unto him, If Jehovah were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt-offering and a meal-offering at our hand, neither would he have showed us all these things, nor would at this time have told such things as these. And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and Jehovah blessed him. 25And the Spirit of Jehovah began to move him in Mahaneh-dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.
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וַתֵּ֤לֶד הָֽאִשָּׁה֙ בֵּ֔ן וַתִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־שְׁמ֖וֹ שִׁמְשׁ֑וֹן וַיִּגְדַּ֣ל הַנַּ֔עַר וַֽיְבָרְכֵ֖הוּ יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Judges 13:24
- Hebrews 11:32And what shall I more say? for the time will fail me if I tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah; of David and Samuel and the prophets:
- 1 Samuel 3:19And Samuel grew, and Jehovah was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground.
- Luke 1:80And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his showing unto Israel.
- Luke 2:52And Jesus advanced in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.
Commentaries on Judges 13:24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24And called his name Samson - The original שמשון shimshon, which is from the root שמש shamash, to serve, (whence shemesh, the sun), probably means either a little sun, or a little servant; and this latter is so likely a name to be imposed on an only son, by maternal fondness, that it leaves but little doubt of the propriety of the etymology. And the Lord blessed him - Gave evident proofs that the child was under the peculiar protection of the Most High…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24Samson - The etymology is doubtful. Perhaps it comes from a word signifying “to minister,” in allusion to his Nazaritic consecration to the service of God.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-25Verses 24-25 The Spirit of the Lord began to move Samson when a youth. This was evidence that the Lord blessed him. Where God gives his blessing, he gives his Spirit to qualify for the blessing. Those are blessed indeed in whom the Spirit of grace begins to work in the days of their childhood. Samson drank no wine or strong drink, yet excelled in strength and courage, for he had the Spirit of God moving him; therefore be not drunk with wine, but be filled…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson--The birth of this child of promise, and the report of the important national services he was to render, must, from the first, have made him an object of peculiar interest and careful instruction.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Judges 13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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