Judges 16:4
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Some time later, Samson fell in love with a woman in the Valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.”
A short, plain-language explanation of Judges 16:4 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“Some time later, Samson fell in love with a woman in the Valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And it cometh to pass afterwards that he loveth a woman in the valley of Sorek, and her name <FI>is<Fi> Delilah,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Judges 16:4 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Kings 11:1King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women.
- Nehemiah 13:26Did not King Solomon of Israel sin in matters like this? There was not a king like him among many nations, and he was loved by his God, who made him king over all Israel—yet foreign women drew him into sin.
- Proverbs 22:14The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit; he who is under the wrath of the LORD will fall into it.
- Proverbs 23:27For a prostitute is a deep pit, and an adulteress is a narrow well.
- Proverbs 26:11As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.
- Proverbs 27:22Though you grind a fool like grain with mortar and a pestle, yet his folly will not depart from him.
- 1 Corinthians 10:6These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did.
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