Judges 16:23

וְסַרְנֵי פְלִשְׁתִּים נֶֽאֱסְפוּ לִזְבֹּחַ זֶֽבַח ־ גָּדוֹל לְדָגוֹן אֱלֹהֵיהֶם וּלְשִׂמְחָה וַיֹּאמְרוּ נָתַן אֱלֹהֵינוּ בְּיָדֵנוּ אֵת שִׁמְשׁוֹן אוֹיְבֵֽינוּ ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

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

22וַיָּחֶל שְׂעַר ־ רֹאשׁוֹ לְצַמֵּחַ כַּאֲשֶׁר גֻּלָּֽח ׃ פ

24וַיִּרְאוּ אֹתוֹ הָעָם וַֽיְהַלְלוּ אֶת ־ אֱלֹהֵיהֶם כִּי אָמְרוּ נָתַן אֱלֹהֵינוּ בְיָדֵנוּ אֶת ־ אוֹיְבֵנוּ וְאֵת מַחֲרִיב אַרְצֵנוּ וַאֲשֶׁר הִרְבָּה אֶת ־ חֲלָלֵֽינוּ ׃

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Cross References

1 Samuel 5:2וַיִּקְחוּ פְלִשְׁתִּים אֶת ־ אֲרוֹן הָאֱלֹהִים וַיָּבִיאוּ אֹתוֹ בֵּית דָּגוֹן וַיַּצִּיגוּ אֹתוֹ אֵצֶל דָּגֽוֹן ׃

Job 30:9וְעַתָּה נְגִינָתָם הָיִיתִי וָאֱהִי לָהֶם לְמִלָּֽה ׃

Proverbs 24:17בִּנְפֹל אויביך אַל ־ תִּשְׂמָח וּבִכָּשְׁלוֹ אַל ־ יָגֵל לִבֶּֽךָ ׃

Micah 4:5כִּי כָּל ־ הָעַמִּים יֵלְכוּ אִישׁ בְּשֵׁם אֱלֹהָיו וַאֲנַחְנוּ נֵלֵךְ בְּשֵׁם ־ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶֽד ׃ פ

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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