Judges 16:19
And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him.
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Gill's Exposition
And she made him sleep upon her knees,.... Giving him, as some think, a sleepy potion; or however encouraged him to take a nap upon her knees, and by her fondness lulled him to sleep:
and she called…
We have here the fatal consequences of Samson's folly in betraying his own strength; he soon paid dearly for it. A whore is a deep ditch; he that is abhorred of the Lord shall fall therein. In that…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
she made him sleep Cf. Jdg 16:16 LXX. cod. A. For a manthe original has the man, i.e. who was waiting in readiness. For and shaved(subj. Delîlah) the context seems to require the reading and he…
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