Judges 16:4

Judges 16:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.
• New International Version (NIV)Some time later, he fell in love with a woman in the Valley of Sorek whose name was Delilah.
• English Standard Version (ESV)After this he loved a woman in the Valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Afterward it happened that he loved a woman in the Valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.

Context of Judges 16:4

2When the Gazites heard that Samson was there, they surrounded the place and waited in ambush for him all that night at the city gate. They kept quiet all night, saying, “Let’s wait until dawn; then we will kill him.” 3But Samson stayed in bed only until midnight. Then he got up, took hold of the doors of the city gate along with the two gateposts, and pulled them out, bar and all. He put them on his shoulders and took them to the top of the mountain overlooking Hebron. Some time later, he fell in love with a woman named Delilah, who lived in the Sorek Valley. 5The Philistine leaders went to her and said, “Persuade him to tell you where his great strength comes from, so we can overpower him, tie him up, and make him helpless. Each of us will then give you 1,100 pieces of silver.” 6So Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me, where does your great strength come from? How could someone tie you up and make you helpless?”

Judges 16:4 word by word

וַֽיְהִי֙ אַחֲרֵי־כֵ֔ן וַיֶּאֱהַ֥ב אִשָּׁ֖ה בְּנַ֣חַל שֹׂרֵ֑ק וּשְׁמָ֖הּ דְּלִילָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it came to pass afterwardאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• that he lovedאָהֵב'âhab 'âhêb · to love: loverH157
• a womanאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• in the valleyנַ֫חַלnachal nachlâh nachălâh · (Sorek) ValleyH5158
• of Sorekשֹׂרֵקώôrêq · (Valley of) SorekH7796
• whose nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• Delilahדְּלִילָהdelîylâh · DelilahH1807

Cross-references for Judges 16:4

• 1 Kings 11:1King Solomon loved many foreign women in addition to Pharaoh’s daughter: Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian, and Hittite women
• Nehemiah 13:26Didn’t King Solomon of Israel sin in matters like this? There was not a king like him among many nations. He was loved by his God, and God made him king over all Israel, yet foreign women drew him into sin.
• Proverbs 22:14The mouth of the forbidden woman is a deep pit; a man cursed by the Lord will fall into it.
• Proverbs 23:27For a prostitute is a deep pit, and a wayward woman is a narrow well;
• Proverbs 26:11As a dog returns to its vomit, so also a fool repeats his foolishness.
• Proverbs 27:22Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, you will not separate his foolishness from him.
• 1 Corinthians 10:6Now these things took place as examples for us, so that we will not desire evil things as they did.

Commentaries on Judges 16:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4He loved a woman in the valley of Sorek - Some think Samson took this woman for his wife; others, that he had her as a concubine. It appears she was a Philistine; and however strong his love was for her, she seems to have had none for him. He always matched improperly, and he was cursed in all his matches. Where the valley or brook of Sorek was, is not easy to be ascertained. Eusebius and Jerome say it lay southward of Eleutheropolis; but where was…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4A village to the north of Eleutheropolis, called Caphar-Sotek, was still existing in the time of Eusebius, near Zorah.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-17Verses 4-17 Samson had been more than once brought into mischief and danger by the love of women, yet he would not take warning, but is again taken in the same snare, and this third time is fatal. Licentiousness is one of the things that take away the heart. This is a deep pit into which many have fallen; but from which few have escaped, and those by a miracle of mercy, with the loss of reputation and usefulness, of almost all, except their souls. The…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-22Samson's downfall and defeat by Delilah, the temptress, is a universally appealing tragedy.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-144. he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek--The location of this place is not known, nor can the character of Delilah be clearly ascertained. Her abode, her mercenary character, and her heartless blandishments afford too much reason to believe she was a profligate woman.Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 16:4

• Conspiracy
• Deception
• Delilah
• Friends
• Samson
• Sorek
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Delilah
• Delilah, or Delilah
• Feel
• Mock
• Quiet
• Samson
• Sorek
• Sport
• Told
• Valley

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