THEOSISAmbrose of Milan
Upon discovering the situation, the citizens of Gaza were determined not to remain passive. They swiftly encircled the inn and secured all the entry points of the house to prevent Samson from fleeing during the night.
Judges 16:2Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
And when the Philistines had heard this, and it was noised about among them, that Samson was come into the city, they surrounded him, setting guards at the gate of the city, and watching there all the night in silence, that in the morning they might kill him as he went out.
לֽ͏ַעַזָּתִ֣ים ׀ לֵאמֹ֗ר בָּ֤א שִׁמְשׁוֹן֙ הֵ֔נָּה וַיָּסֹ֛בּוּ וַיֶּאֶרְבוּ־ל֥וֹ כָל־הַלַּ֖יְלָה בְּשַׁ֣עַר הָעִ֑יר וַיִּתְחָרְשׁ֤וּ כָל־הַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר עַד־א֥וֹר הַבֹּ֖קֶר וַהֲרְגְנֻֽהוּ׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- 1 Sam 23:26And Saul went on this side of the mountain: and David and his men were on the other side of the mountain: and David despaired of being able to escape from the face of Saul: and Saul and his men encompassed David and his men round about, to take them.
- Ps 118 (117):10
- Ps 118 (117):12
- Acts 9:24But their lying in wait was made known to Saul. And they watched the gates also day and night, that they might kill him.
- Matt 21:38But the husbandmen seeing the son, said among themselves: This is the heir: come, let us kill him, and we shall have his inheritance.
- Judg 15:18And being very thirsty, he cried to the Lord, and said: Thou hast given this very great deliverance and victory into the hand of thy servant: and behold I die for thirst, and shall fall into the hands of the uncircumcised.
- 1 Sam 19:11Saul therefore sent his guards to David's house to watch him, that he might be killed in the morning. And when Michol, David's wife, had told him this, saying: Unless thou save thyself this night, to morrow thou wilt die:
- Matt 27:1And when morning was come, all the chief priests and ancients of the people took counsel against Jesus, that they might put him to death.