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Judges 16:29

Judges 16:29
And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house stood, and on which it was borne up, of the one with his right hand, and of the other with his left.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars, upon which the house stood, and on which it was borne up,.... Some have objected, that a building so large and so capacious as this was could not be…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Judges 16:22-31

Though the last stage of Samson's life was inglorious, and one could wish there were a veil drawn over it, yet this account here given of his death may be allowed to lessen, though it does not quite…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Judges 16:4-31

Samson and Delîlah: his ruin and famous end

4 .the valley of Sorek Now Wâdi eṣ-Ṣarâr, a broad valley narrowing as it rises towards the Judaean highlands; the railway from Jaffa to Jerusalem ascends…