Judges 13:24

So the woman gave birth to a son, and gave him the name Samson; and he became a man and the blessing of the Lord was on him.

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In The King James Version

And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and the LORD blessed him.

In Context

23But his wife said to him, If the Lord was purposing our death, he would not have taken our burned offering and our meal offering, or have given us such orders about the child.

25And the spirit of the Lord first came on him in Mahaneh-dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 2:26And the young Samuel, becoming older, had the approval of the Lord and of men.

Luke 1:80And the child became tall, and strong in spirit; and he was living in the waste land till the day when he came before the eyes of Israel.

Hebrews 11:32What more am I to say? For there would not be time to give the stories of Gideon, Barak, Samson, and Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets:

Matthew Henry on Judges 13:16-24

Manoah's Alarm. ( b. c. 1161.) 15 And Manoah said unto the angel of the Lord , I pray thee, let us detain thee, until we shall have made ready a kid for thee. 16 And the angel of the Lord said unto Manoah, Though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread: and if thou wilt offer a burnt offering, thou must offer it unto the Lord . For Manoah knew not that he was an angel of the Lord . 17 And Manoah said unto the angel of the Lord , What is thy name, that when thy sayings come to pass we may do thee honour? 18 And… Read the whole commentary →

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