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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Some time later Samson fell in love with a woman named Delilah, who lived in the valley of Sorek.

Context of Judges 16:4

2The people of Gaza were told, “Samson is here!” So they surrounded the place and lay in wait for him all night at the city gate. They made no move during the night, saying, “At dawn we’ll kill him.” 3But Samson lay there only until the middle of the night. Then he got up and took hold of the doors of the city gate, together with the two posts, and tore them loose, bar and all. He lifted them to his shoulders and carried them to the top of the hill that faces Hebron. Some time later, he fell in love with a woman in the Valley of Sorek whose name was Delilah. 5The rulers of the Philistines went to her and said, “See if you can lure him into showing you the secret of his great strength and how we can overpower him so we may tie him up and subdue him. Each one of us will give you eleven hundred shekels of silver.” 6So Delilah said to Samson, “Tell me the secret of your great strength and how you can be tied up and subdued.”

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, however, loved many foreign women besides Pharaoh’s daughter—Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians and Hittites.
• Nehemiah 13:26Was it not because of marriages like these that Solomon king of Israel sinned? Among the many nations there was no king like him. He was loved by his God, and God made him king over all Israel, but even he was led into sin by foreign women.
• Proverbs 22:14The mouth of an adulterous woman is a deep pit; a man who is under the Lord’s wrath falls into it.
• Proverbs 23:27for an adulterous woman is a deep pit, and a wayward wife is a narrow well.
• Proverbs 26:11As a dog returns to its vomit, so fools repeat their folly.
• Proverbs 27:22Though you grind a fool in a mortar, grinding them like grain with a pestle, you will not remove their folly from them.
• 1 Corinthians 10:6Now these things occurred as examples to keep us from setting our hearts on 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
• Feel
• Mock
• Quiet
• Samson
• Sorek
• Sport
• Told
• Valley
• Dagon

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