Geneva Bible Notes: Judges 16

Judges 16:1 (a) One of the 5 chief cities of the Philistims.

Judges 16:1 (/) Or, vitailer.

Judges 16:1 (b) That is, he lodged with her.

Judges 16:2 (/) Or, to the light of the morning.

Judges 16:3 (!) Samson carieth away the gates of Azzah.

Judges 16:4 (/) Or, plaine.

Judges 16:5 (c) Of the value of a shekel read, {Gen. 25, 15}.

Judges 16:7 (/) Or, new ???

Judges 16:9 (d) Certeine Philistims in a secret chamber.

Judges 16:9 (e) When fire cometh nere it.

Judges 16:10 (f) Thogh her falsehood tended to make him, lose his life, yet his affection so blined him that he colde not beware.

Judges 16:13 (g) It is impossible, if we giue place to our wicked affections, but at length we shal be destroied,

Judges 16:14 (/) Or, beame.

Judges 16:15 (h) For this Samson vsed to saye, I loue thee.

Judges 16:17 (i) Thus his immoderate affections to warde a wicked woman caused him to lose Gods excellent gifts, & become slaue vnto them, whome he shulde haue ruled.

Judges 16:18 (!) He was deceiued by Deliah.

Judges 16:19 (k) Not for the losse of his heere, but for the contempt of the ordinace of God, which was the cause that God departed from him.

Judges 16:22 (l) Yet had he not his strength againe, til he had called vpon God, and reconciled him selfe.

Judges 16:25 (m) Thus by Gods just judgements they are made slaues to infidels, which neglect their vocacion in defending the faithful.

Judges 16:27 (/) Or was mocked.

Judges 16:28 (n) According to my vocation, which is to execute Gods judgements vpon the wicked.

Judges 16:28 (/) Ebr. take one vengeance.

Judges 16:30 (o) He speaketh not this of dispare, but humbling him selfe for neglecting his office & the offence thereby giuen.

Judges 16:30 (!) He pulleth down the house vpon the Philistims, and dyeth with them.