And Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and took firebrands, and turned tail to tail, and put a firebrand in the midst between two tails.
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Gill's Exposition
And Samson went and caught three hundred foxes,.... Nor should this be thought at all incredible, since Canaan and Palestine abounded with foxes; hence several places therein had their names of Shual,…
Barnes' Notes
Foxes - Rather, “jackals,” which are still very common in Palestine, especially about Joppa and Gaza. 1Sa 13:17 and Jos 15:28; Jos 19:3, are indications of the abundance of foxes or jackals giving…
Here is, I. Samson's return to his wife, whom he had left in displeasure; not hearing perhaps that she was given to another, when time had a little cooled his resentments, he came back to her, visited…
Cambridge Bible
three hundred foxes The fox is a solitary animal, and to catch 300 would be impossible for any one but Samson. It seems a pity to lessen the marvel in the interests of prosaic probability by…
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