Judges 15:15

Judges 15:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he found a new jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and slew a thousand men therewith.
• New International Version (NIV)Finding a fresh jawbone of a donkey, he grabbed it and struck down a thousand men.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he found a fresh jawbone of a donkey, and put out his hand and took it, and with it he struck 1,000 men.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He found a fresh jawbone of a donkey, reached out his hand and took it, and killed a thousand men with it.

Context of Judges 15:15

13They told him, “We promise we’ll only tie you up and hand you over to them. We certainly won’t kill you.” So they tied him up with two new ropes and brought him back from the cliff. 14When he came to Lehi, the Philistines met him with shouts ⌞of triumph⌟. But the Lord’s Spirit came over him. The ropes on his arms became like strings burned in a fire, and those on his hands snapped. Samson found the jawbone from a donkey that had just died. He picked it up and killed 1,000 men with it. 16Then Samson said, “With a jawbone from a donkey, I’ve made two piles of them. With a jawbone from a donkey, I’ve killed a thousand men.” 17When he finished saying this, he threw the jawbone away. He called that place Ramath Lehi [Jawbone Hill].

Judges 15:15 word by word

וַיִּמְצָ֥א לְחִֽי־חֲמ֖וֹר טְרִיָּ֑ה וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח יָדוֹ֙ וַיִּקָּחֶ֔הָ וַיַּךְ־בָּ֖הּ אֶ֥לֶף אִֽישׁ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he foundמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
• a newטָרִיţârîy · freshH2961
• jawboneלְחִיlechîy · jawH3895
• of an assחֲמוֹרchămôr chămôr · donkeyH2543
• and put forthשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: reachH7971
• his handיָדyâd · handH3027
• and tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• it, and slewנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• a thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376

Cross-references for Judges 15:15

• Judges 3:31After Ehud came Shamgar, son of Anath. He killed 600 Philistines with a sharp stick used for herding oxen. So he, too, rescued Israel.
• Judges 4:21When Sisera had fallen sound asleep from exhaustion, Jael, Heber’s wife, took a tent peg and walked quietly toward him with a hammer in her hand. She hammered the tent peg through his temples into the ground. So Sisera died.
• Judges 7:16Gideon divided the 300 men into three companies. He gave them each rams’ horns and jars with torches inside.
• Leviticus 26:8Five of you will chase a hundred of them, and a hundred of you will chase ten thousand of them. You will defeat your enemies,
• Joshua 23:10One of you used to chase a thousand. That was because the Lord your God was fighting for you, as he had promised you.
• 1 Samuel 14:6Jonathan said to his armorbearer, “Let’s go to the military post of these uncircumcised people. Maybe the Lord will act on our behalf. The Lord can win a victory with a few men as well as with many.”
• 1 Samuel 17:49Then David reached into his bag, took out a stone, hurled it from his sling, and struck the Philistine in the forehead. The stone sank into Goliath’s forehead, and he fell to the ground on his face.
• 1 Corinthians 1:27But God chose what the world considers nonsense to put wise people to shame. God chose what the world considers weak to put what is strong to shame.

Commentaries on Judges 15:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15He found a new jaw-bone of an ass - I rather think that the word טריה teriyah, which we translate new, and the margin moist, should be understood as signifying the tabia or putrid state of the ass from which this jawbone was taken. He found there a dead ass in a state of putrefaction; on which account he could the more easily separate the jaw from its integuments; this was a circumstance proper to be recorded by the historian, and a mark of the providence…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15Slew a thousand men therewith - Compare the marginal references. The Philistines, seized with a panic at seeing Samson suddenly burst his cords and rush at them, offered no resistance, but fell an easy prey to the blows of their mighty foe. Some perhaps were dashed down the cliffs in their flight.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-17Verses 9-17 Sin dispirits men, it hides from their eyes the things that belong to their peace. The Israelites blamed Samson for what he had done against the Philistines, as if he had done them a great injury. Thus our Lord Jesus did many good works, and for those the Jews were ready to stone him. When the Spirit of the Lord came upon Samson, his cords were loosed: where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty, and those are free indeed who are thus…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-15Samson and the Judeans were content with this small victory and did not try to end Philistine rule. This shows Israel's decreasing trust in God's promises.Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 15:15

• Ass (Donkey)
• Lehi
• Samson

In the dictionaries

• Displeasure
• Fast
• Hip
• Jawbone
• Ramathlehi
• Samson
• Visit
• Cheek; Cheekbone
• Fresh
• Israel, History of

Commentaries on Judges 15

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings