Judges 16:29
“And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house stood, and on which it was borne up, of the one with his right hand, and of the other with his left.”
Judges 16:29 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house stood, and on which it was borne up, of the one with his right hand, and of the other with his left.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- And laying hold on both the pillars on which the house rested, and holding the one with his right hand, and the other with his left,
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house rested, and leaned upon them, the one with his right hand, and the other with his left.
- DARBYDarby
- And Samson grasped the two middle pillars upon which the house rested, and he leaned his weight upon them, his right hand on the one and his left hand on the other.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- Samson took hold of the two middle pillars on which the house rested, and leaned on them, the one with his right hand, and the other with his left.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- And Samson turneth aside to the two middle pillars, on which the house is established, and on which it is supported, to the one with his right hand, and one with his left;
- BPVBiblePics Version
- Samson grasped the two central pillars on which the house rested, one with his right hand and the other with his left.
Context: Judges 16
27Now the house was full of men and women; and all the lords of the Philistines were there; and there were upon the roof about three thousand men and women, that beheld while Samson made sport.
28And Samson called unto the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD, remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes.
29And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house stood, and on which it was borne up, of the one with his right hand, and of the other with his left.
30And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that were therein. So the dead which he slew at his death were more than they which he slew in his life.
31Then his brethren and all the house of his father came down, and took him, and brought him up, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the buryingplace of Manoah his father. And he judged Israel twenty years.
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.