Judges 16:2
And the people of Gaza were told, "Samson is here." So they surrounded the place and lay in wait for him all night at the gate of the city. They stayed quiet all night, saying, "In the morning, at daylight, we will kill him."
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
When the Gazites were told, 'Samson has come here,' they surrounded the place and waited for him all night at the city gate. They remained quiet throughout the night, saying, 'At dawn, we will kill him.'
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And it was told the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they compassed him in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, In the morning, when it is day, we shall kill him.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
[ And it was told] the Gazites,{H5841} saying,{H559} Samson{H8123} is come{H935} hither. And they compassed him in,{H5437} and laid wait{H693} for him all night{H3915} in the gate{H8179} of the city,{H5892} and were quiet{H2790} all the night,{H3915} saying,{H559} [Let be] till morning{H1242} light,{H216} then we will kill{H2026} him.
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And it was told the Gazites{H5841}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Samson{H8123} is come{H935}{(H8804)} hither. And they compassed him in{H5437}{(H8799)}, and laid wait{H693}{(H8799)} for him all night{H3915} in the gate{H8179} of the city{H5892}, and were quiet{H2790}{(H8691)} all the night{H3915}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, In the morning{H1242}, when it is day{H216}, we shall kill{H2026}{(H8804)} him.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
The was it saide vnto the Gasites: Samson is come hither. And they compased him aboute, & caused to laye wayte for him preuely, & watched all the nighte in the gate of ye cite, & all that nighte they helde them styll, & sayde: Abyde, tomorow whan it is lighte, we wyll slaye him.
Geneva Bible (1560)
And it was tolde to the Azzahites, Samson is come hither. And they went about, and laied wayte for him all night in the gate of the citie, & were quiet all the nyght, saying, Abide till the morning earely, and we shall kill him.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And it was tolde the Azathites, saying: Samson is come hyther. And they went about, and layde a wayte for hym there all nyght in the gate of the citie, and were styll all the nyght, saying: In the mornyng whan it is day, we shall kyll hym.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
[And it was told] the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they compassed [him] in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, In the morning, when it is day, we shall kill him.
Webster's Bible (1833)
[It was told] the Gazites, saying, Samson is come here. They compassed him in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, [Let be] until morning light, then we will kill him.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
`it is told' to the Gazathites, saying, `Samson hath come in hither;' and they go round and lay wait for him all the night at the gate of the city, and keep themselves silent all the night, saying, `Till the light of the morning -- then we have slain him.'
American Standard Version (1901)
`And it was told' the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they compassed him in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, `Let be' till morning light, then we will kill him.
American Standard Version (1901)
[ And it was told] the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they compassed him in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, [Let be] till morning light, then we will kill him.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And it was said to the Gazites, Samson is here. So they went round, watching for him all day at the doorway of the town, but at night they kept quiet, saying, When daylight comes we will put him to death.
World English Bible (2000)
[It was told] the Gazites, saying, "Samson is here!" They surrounded him, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, [Let be] until morning light, then we will kill him.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
The Gazites were told,“Samson has come here!” So they surrounded the town and hid all night at the city gate, waiting for him to leave. They relaxed all night, thinking,“He will not leave until morning comes; then we will kill him!”
Referenced Verses
- 1 Sam 23:26 : 26 And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain; and David made haste to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men surrounded David and his men, intending to capture them.
- Ps 118:10-12 : 10 All nations surrounded me, but in the name of the LORD I will destroy them. 11 They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me; but in the name of the LORD I will destroy them. 12 They surrounded me like bees; they are quenched like the fire of thorns, for in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.
- Acts 9:24 : 24 But their plot became known to Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him.
- Acts 23:15 : 15 Now therefore, you with the council suggest to the chief captain that he bring him down to you tomorrow, as though you would inquire something more accurately about him; and we, before he comes near, are ready to kill him.
- 2 Cor 11:32-33 : 32 In Damascus the governor, under Aretas the king, was guarding the city of the Damascenes with a garrison, desiring to arrest me; 33 But I was let down in a basket through a window in the wall, and escaped from his hands.
- Judg 15:18 : 18 He was very thirsty and called on the LORD, and said, You have given this great deliverance into the hand of your servant: and now shall I die of thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?
- 1 Sam 19:11 : 11 Saul also sent messengers to David's house, to watch him, and to kill him in the morning; and Michal, David's wife, told him, saying, If you do not save your life tonight, tomorrow you shall be killed.
- Matt 21:38 : 38 But when the vine dressers saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him and seize his inheritance.
- Matt 27:1 : 1 When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death.
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1 Then Samson went to Gaza and saw a prostitute there, and he went in to her.
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3 But Samson lay there until midnight, and at midnight he arose, and took hold of the doors of the city gate and the two posts, and pulled them up, bar and all. He put them on his shoulders and carried them to the top of the hill that faces Hebron.
4 It came to pass after this, that he loved a woman in the Valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.
5 And the lords of the Philistines came to her and said, "Entice him, and find out where his great strength lies, and by what means we may overpower him, so that we may bind him and afflict him. Every one of us will give you eleven hundred pieces of silver."
6 So Delilah said to Samson, "Please tell me where your great strength lies, and how you can be bound to afflict you."
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7 Samson said to them, Though you have done this, yet I will be avenged of you, and after that I will cease.
8 He struck them hip and thigh with a great slaughter, and he went down and dwelt in the top of the rock Etam.
9 The Philistines went up and camped in Judah, and spread themselves in Lehi.
10 The men of Judah said, Why have you come up against us? They answered, We have come up to bind Samson, to do to him as he has done to us.
11 Then three thousand men of Judah went to the top of the rock Etam and said to Samson, Do you not know that the Philistines rule over us? What is this you have done to us? He said to them, As they did to me, so have I done to them.
12 They said to him, We have come down to bind you, so we may deliver you into the hand of the Philistines. Samson said to them, Swear to me that you will not attack me yourselves.
13 They said to him, No; but we will bind you tightly and deliver you into their hand; but surely we will not kill you. They bound him with two new ropes and brought him up from the rock.
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8 So the lords of the Philistines brought her seven fresh cords, which had not been dried, and she bound him with them.
9 Now men were lying in wait, staying with her in the room. And she said, "The Philistines are upon you, Samson!" But he broke the cords as a strand of yarn breaks when it touches fire. So the secret of his strength was not known.
10 Then Delilah said to Samson, "You have mocked me and told me lies. Now, please tell me how you can be bound."
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31 And he sent messengers to Abimelech secretly, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his relatives have come to Shechem—and behold, they are fortifying the city against you.
32 Now therefore arise by night, you and the people with you, and lie in wait in the field.
33 And it shall be that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, you shall rise early and set upon the city; and behold, when he and the people that are with him come out against you, you may do to them as you find opportunity.
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18 When Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying, "Come up once more, for he has told me all his heart." So the lords of the Philistines came up to her, and brought the money in their hand.
19 Then she lulled him to sleep on her knees, and called for a man and had him shave off the seven locks of his head. Then she began to torment him, and his strength left him.
20 She said, "The Philistines are upon you, Samson!" So he awoke from his sleep, and said, "I will go out as before, at other times, and shake myself free." But he did not know that the LORD had departed from him.
21 Then the Philistines took him and put out his eyes and brought him down to Gaza. They bound him with bronze chains, and he became a grinder in the prison.
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12 Therefore Delilah took new ropes and bound him with them, and said to him, "The Philistines are upon you, Samson!" And men were lying in wait in the room. But he broke them off his arms like a thread.
13 Delilah said to Samson, "Until now, you have mocked me and told me lies. Tell me how you can be bound." And he said to her, "If you weave the seven locks of my hair with the web."
14 So she fastened it with the pin and said to him, "The Philistines are upon you, Samson!" But he awoke from his sleep, and pulled out the pin of the loom and the web.
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23 Now the lords of the Philistines gathered to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god, and to rejoice. And they said, "Our god has delivered Samson our enemy into our hand."
24 When the people saw him, they praised their god, saying, "Our god has delivered into our hands our enemy, the destroyer of our land, and the one who multiplied our dead."
25 So it happened, when their hearts were merry, that they said, "Call for Samson, that he may perform for us." So they called for Samson from the prison, and he performed for them, and they stationed him between the pillars.
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24 But their plot became known to Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him.
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35 And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood at the entrance of the city gate, and Abimelech rose up, and the people with him, from lying in wait.
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27 Now the temple was full of men and women. All the lords of the Philistines were there—about three thousand men and women on the roof, watching while Samson performed.
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16 And Samson's wife wept before him and said, You only hate me, and love me not. You have put forth a riddle to the children of my people, and have not told it to me. And he said to her, Behold, I have not told it to my father or my mother, and shall I tell you?
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8 He struck the Philistines, even to Gaza and its borders, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city.
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7 And he went down and talked with the woman, and she pleased Samson well.
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7 And the men pursued after them the way to the Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they who pursued after them had gone out, they shut the gate.
8 And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof;
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7 And it was told Saul that David had come to Keilah. And Saul said, God has delivered him into my hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that has gates and bars.
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11 And it happened, when they saw him, they brought thirty companions to be with him.
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29 And Israel set ambushers round about Gibeah.
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16 They were a wall to us both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.
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22 As they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, surrounded the house, and beat at the door, and spoke to the master of the house, the old man, saying, "Bring out the man who came into your house, that we may know him."