Judges 14:6
And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid, and he had nothing in his hand: but he told not his father or his mother what he had done.
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Gill's Exposition
And the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him,.... The Spirit of might from the Lord, as the Targum, inspiring him with courage and intrepidity of mind, and increasing his bodily strength:
and…
Here, I. Samson, under the extraordinary guidance of Providence, seeks an occasion of quarrelling with the Philistines, by joining in affinity with them - a strange method, but the truth is Samson was…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
came mightily upon him Cf. Jdg 14:14, Jdg 15:14, 1Sa 10:6; 1Sa 10:10; 1Sa 11:6; the expression denotes a sudden rush of superhuman power.
and he rent him … a kid rent him as a man rends a kid; the…
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