Judges 16:1

Samson’s Downfall

16:1 Samson went to Gaza. There he saw a prostitute and went in to have sex with her. ¹ 

Judges 1:18

1:18 The men of Judah captured Gaza, Ashkelon, Ekron, and the territory surrounding each of these cities. ² 

Judges 6:4

6:4 They invaded the land ³  and devoured ⁴  its crops ⁵  all the way to Gaza. They left nothing for the Israelites to eat, ⁶  and they took away ⁷  the sheep, oxen, and donkeys.

Judges 16:21

16:21 The Philistines captured him and gouged out his eyes. They brought him down to Gaza and bound him in bronze chains. He became a grinder in the prison.

[16:1]  ¹ tn Heb “and he went in to her.” The idiom בּוֹא אֶל (bo’ ’el, “to go to”) often has sexual connotations.

[1:18]  ² tn Heb “The men of Judah captured Gaza and its surrounding territory, Ashkelon and its surrounding territory, and Ekron and its surrounding territory.”

[6:4]  ³ tn Heb “They encamped against them.”

[6:4]  ⁴ tn Heb “destroyed.”

[6:4]  ⁵ tn Heb “the crops of the land.”

[6:4]  ⁶ tn Heb “They left no sustenance in Israel.”

[6:4]  ⁷ tn The words “they took away” are supplied in the translation for clarification.