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 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

2When the Gazites were told, “Samson has come here!” they surrounded the place and lay in wait for him all night at the gate of the city. They were quiet all night, saying, “In the morning, when it is daylight, we will kill him.” 3And Samson lay low till midnight; then he arose at midnight, took hold of the doors of the gate of the city and the two gateposts, pulled them up, bar and all, put them on his shoulders, and carried them to the top of the hill that faces Hebron. Afterward it happened that he loved a woman in the Valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah. 5And the lords of the Philistines came up to her and said to her, “Entice him, and find out where his great strength lies, and by what means we may overpower him, that we may bind him to afflict him; and every one of us will give you eleven hundred pieces of silver.” 6So Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me where your great strength lies, and with what you may be bound to afflict you.”

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

People and places in Judges 16:4

• Delilah
• Sorek Valley

Cross-references for Judges 16:4

• 1 Kings 11:1But King Solomon loved many foreign women, as well as the daughter of Pharaoh: women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites—
• Nehemiah 13:26Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? Yet among many nations there was no king like him, who was beloved of his God; and God made him king over all Israel. Nevertheless pagan women caused even him to sin.
• Proverbs 22:14The mouth of an immoral woman is a deep pit; He who is abhorred by the Lord will fall there.
• Proverbs 23:27For a harlot is a deep pit, And a seductress is a narrow well.
• Proverbs 26:11As a dog returns to his own vomit, So a fool repeats his folly.
• Proverbs 27:22Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, Yet his foolishness will not depart from him.
• 1 Corinthians 10:6Now these things became our examples, to the intent that we should not lust after evil things as they also lusted.

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