Judges 16:23
“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.”
Judges 16:23 in 7 translations
- KJVKing 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.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- And the princes of the Philistines assembled together, to offer great sacrifices to Dagon their god, and to make merry, saying: Our god hath delivered our enemy Samson into our hands.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- And the lords of the Philistines gathered them together 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.
- DARBYDarby
- Now the lords of the Philistines gathered to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god, and to rejoice; for they said, |Our god has given Samson our enemy into our hand.|
- WEBThe World English Bible
- The lords of the Philistines gathered them together to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god, and to rejoice; for they said, Our god has delivered Samson our enemy into our hand.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- and the princes of the Philistines have been gathered together to sacrifice a great sacrifice to Dagon their god, and to rejoice; and they say, 'Our god hath given into our hand Samson our enemy.'
- BPVBiblePics Version
- The rulers of the Philistines gathered to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon, their god, and to celebrate, saying, "Our god has delivered our enemy Samson into our hands."
Context: Judges 16
21But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house.
22Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven.
23Then 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.
24And 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.
25And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make us sport. And they called for Samson out of the prison house; and he made them sport: and they set him between the pillars.
About Judges 16: Samson's Destructive Triumph:
Samson falls in love with Delilah, who betrays him and causes him to lose his strength.
Commentary
Judges 16 is a chapter in the Old Testament of the Bible that tells the story of Samson, a man of great strength who was chosen by God to deliver the Israelites from the Philistines. In this chapter, Samson is tricked by Delilah, a Philistine woman, into revealing the secret of his strength. After Samson reveals the secret, Delilah calls for the Philistines to capture him. Despite his weakened state, Samson is able to use his remaining strength to bring down the temple of the Philistines, killing himself and many of the Philistines in the process.