Judges 16:24

Judges 16:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when the people saw him, they praised their god: for they said, Our god hath delivered into our hands our enemy, and the destroyer of our country, which slew many of us.
• New International Version (NIV)When the people saw him, they praised their god, saying, “Our god has delivered our enemy into our hands, the one who laid waste our land and multiplied our slain.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when the people saw him, they praised their god. For they said, "Our god has given our enemy into our hand, the ravager of our country, who has killed many of us."
• New King James Version (NKJV)When the people saw him, they praised their god; for they said: “Our god has delivered into our hands our enemy, The destroyer of our land, And the one who multiplied our dead.”

Context of Judges 16:24

22However, the hair of his head began to grow back after it had been shaved. 23Now the lords of the Philistines gathered together to offer a great sacrifice to their god Dagon. They rejoiced and said, “Our god has delivered Samson our enemy into our hands.” And when the people saw him, they praised their god, saying: “Our god has delivered into our hands our enemy who destroyed our land and multiplied our dead.” 25And while their hearts were merry, they said, “Call for Samson to entertain us.” So they called Samson out of the prison to entertain them. And they stationed him between the pillars. 26Samson said to the servant who held his hand, “Lead me where I can feel the pillars supporting the temple, so I can lean against them.”

Judges 16:24 word by word

וַיִּרְא֤וּ אֹתוֹ֙ הָעָ֔ם וַֽיְהַלְל֖וּ אֶת־אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם כִּ֣י אָמְר֗וּ נָתַ֨ן אֱלֹהֵ֤ינוּ בְיָדֵ֙נוּ֙ אֶת־א֣וֹיְבֵ֔נוּ וְאֵת֙ מַחֲרִ֣יב אַרְצֵ֔נוּ וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר הִרְבָּ֖ה אֶת־חֲלָלֵֽינוּ׃Read the interlinear

• And when the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• saw himרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• they praisedהָלַלhâlal · to boast: praiseH1984
• their godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• sayingכִּיkîy · forH3588
• ·אָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• has deliveredנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• into our handsיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• our enemyאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
• who destroyedחָרֵבchârab chârêb · to destroyH2717
• our landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• andאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• multipliedרָבָהrâbâh · to multiplyH7235
• our deadחָלָלchâlâl · slain: killedH2491

Cross-references for Judges 16:24

• Deuteronomy 32:27if I had not dreaded the taunt of the enemy, lest their adversaries misunderstand and say: ‘Our own hand has prevailed; it was not the LORD who did all this.’”
• Isaiah 37:20And now, O LORD our God, save us from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone, O LORD, are God.”
• Ezekiel 20:14But I acted for the sake of My name, so that it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out.
• Daniel 5:4As they drank the wine, they praised their gods of gold and silver, bronze and iron, wood and stone.
• Habakkuk 1:16Therefore he sacrifices to his dragnet and burns incense to his fishing net, for by these things his portion is sumptuous and his food is rich.
• Revelation 11:10And those who dwell on the earth will gloat over them and celebrate and send one another gifts, because these two prophets had tormented them.
• Judges 15:8And he struck them ruthlessly with a great slaughter, and then went down and stayed in the cave at the rock of Etam.

Commentaries on Judges 16:24

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24Our God … - A portion of the Philistine triumphal song. Compare Judges 5; Exodus 15.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-24Verses 22-24 Samson's afflictions were the means of bringing him to deep repentance. By the loss of his bodily sight the eyes of his understanding were opened; and by depriving him of bodily strength, the Lord was pleased to renew his spiritual strength. The Lord permits some few to wander wide and sink deep, yet he recovers them at last, and marking his displeasure at sin in their severe temporal sufferings, preserves them from sinking into the pit of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23-24The Philistines celebrated joyfully, giving all the credit to their god, Dagon. They believed a nation's strength showed the power of its gods.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 23-2523. the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon--It was a common practice in heathen nations, on the return of their solemn religious festivals, to bring forth their war prisoners from their places of confinement or slavery; and, in heaping on them every species of indignity, they would offer their grateful tribute to the gods by whose aid they had triumphed over their enemies. Dagon was a sea idol…Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 16:24

• Amusements and Worldly Pleasures
• Gaza
• Idolatry
• Samson

In the dictionaries

• God
• Dagon
• Feel
• Gaza
• Mock
• Quiet
• Samson
• Sport
• Told
• Delilah

Commentaries on Judges 16

• 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