Judges 16:23

And the chiefs of the Philistines came together to make a great offering to Dagon their god, and to be glad; for they said, Our god has given into our hands Samson our hater.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice: for they said, Our god hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand.

In Context

22But the growth of his hair was starting again after it had been cut off.

24And when the people saw him, they gave praise to their god; for they said, Our god has given into our hands the one who was fighting against us, who made our country waste, and who put great numbers of us to death.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 5:2They took the ark of God into the house of Dagon and put it by the side of Dagon.

Job 30:9And now I have become their song, and I am a word of shame to them.

Proverbs 24:17Do not be glad at the fall of your hater, and let not your heart have joy at his downfall:

Micah 4:5For all the peoples will be walking, every one in the name of his god, and we will be walking in the name of the Lord our God for ever and ever.

1 Corinthians 8:4So, then, as to the question of taking food offered to images, we are certain that an image is nothing in the world, and that there is no God but one.

Matthew Henry on Judges 16:23-31

The Death of Samson; Samson's Triumph in Death. ( b. c. 1120.) 22 Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven. 23 Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice: for they said, Our god hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand. 24 And when the people saw him, they praised their god: for they said, Our god hath delivered into our hands our enemy, and the destroyer of our country, which slew many of us. 25 And… Read the whole commentary →

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