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Judges 13:1

Now Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, and the LORD gave them into the hands of the Philistines for forty years.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Israel;   Thompson Chain Reference - Doers, Evil;   Evil;   Evildoers;   Sight, in God's;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Philistines, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Dan;   Gaza or Azzah;   Harosheth of the Gentiles;   Samson;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Dan;   Judges, book of;   Philistia, philistines;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Angel;   Manoah;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Gaza;   Number;   Samson;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Beth-Shemesh;   Judges, Book of;   Manoah;   Nazirite;   Samson;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Judges (1);   Levi;   Manoah;   Nazirite;   Philistines;   Samson;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Nazirite ;   Numbers (2);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Nazarite ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Manoah;   Samson;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ga'za;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Reign of the Judges;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Abdon (1);   Chronology of the Old Testament;   Four;   Israel, History of the People;   Number;   Philistines;   Samson;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Eli;   Forty, the Number;   Seder 'Olam Rabbah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The Israelites again did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, so the Lord handed them over to the Philistines forty years.
Hebrew Names Version
The children of Yisra'el again did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Pelishtim forty years.
King James Version
And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord ; and the Lord delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.
Lexham English Bible
And again, the Israelites did evil in the eyes of Yahweh, and Yahweh gave them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.
English Standard Version
And the people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the Lord , so the Lord gave them into the hand of the Philistines for forty years.
New Century Version
Again the people of Israel did what the Lord said was wrong. So he handed them over to the Philistines for forty years.
New English Translation
The Israelites again did evil in the Lord 's sight, so the Lord handed them over to the Philistines for forty years.
New American Standard Bible
Now the sons of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD, and the LORD handed them over to the Philistines for forty years.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Bvt the children of Israel continued to commit wickednesse in the sight of the Lorde, and the Lorde deliuerd them into the handes of the Philistims fourtie yeere.
Legacy Standard Bible
En toe die kinders van Israel weer doen wat verkeerd is in die oë van die HERE, het die HERE hulle oorgegee in die hand van die Filistyne, veertig jaar lank.
Contemporary English Version
Once again the Israelites started disobeying the Lord . So he let the Philistines take control of Israel for forty years.
Complete Jewish Bible
Again the people of Isra'el did what was evil from Adonai 's perspective, and Adonai handed them over to the P'lishtim for forty years.
Darby Translation
And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of Jehovah; and Jehovah gave them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.
Easy-to-Read Version
Again the people started doing what the Lord said was wrong. So the Lord allowed the Philistines to rule over them for 40 years.
George Lamsa Translation
AND the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines for forty years.
Good News Translation
The Israelites sinned against the Lord again, and he let the Philistines rule them for forty years.
Literal Translation
And the sons of Israel did evil again in the sight of Jehovah, and Jehovah gave them into the hands of the Philistines forty years.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the children of Israel wroughte more euell before the LORDE, & the LORDE gaue them ouer into the hades of the Philistynes fortye yeares.
American Standard Version
And the children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah; and Jehovah delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.
Bible in Basic English
And the children of Israel again did evil in the eyes of the Lord; and the Lord gave them into the hands of the Philistines for forty years.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the children of Israel began agayne to comitte wickednesse in the sight of the lord, and the Lorde deliuered them into the handes of the Philistines fourtie yeres.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.
King James Version (1611)
And the children of Israel did euill againe in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord deliuered them into the hand of the Philistines forty yeeres.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the children of Israel yet again committed iniquity before the Lord; and the Lord delivered them into the hand of the Phylistines forty years.
English Revised Version
And the children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.
Berean Standard Bible
Again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD, so the LORD delivered them into the hands of the Philistines for forty years.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And eft the sones of Israel diden yuel in the `siyt of the Lord, which bitook hem in to the hondis of Filisteis fourti yeer.
Young's Literal Translation
And the sons of Israel add to do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, and Jehovah giveth them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.
Update Bible Version
And the sons of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh; and Yahweh delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.
World English Bible
The children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh; and Yahweh delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.
New King James Version
Numbers 6:1-21">[xr] Again the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines for forty years.
New Living Translation
Again the Israelites did evil in the Lord 's sight, so the Lord handed them over to the Philistines, who oppressed them for forty years.
New Life Bible
The people of Israel sinned in the eyes of the Lord again. So the Lord gave them into the hands of the Philistines for forty years.
New Revised Standard
The Israelites again did what was evil in the sight of the Lord , and the Lord gave them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the sons of Israel again did the thing that was wicked in the sight of Yahweh, - so Yahweh delivered them up into the hand of the Philistines, forty years.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord: and he delivered them into the hands of the Philistines forty years.
Revised Standard Version
And the people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD gave them into the hand of the Philistines for forty years.
THE MESSAGE
And then the People of Israel were back at it again, doing what was evil in God 's sight. God put them under the domination of the Philistines for forty years.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now the sons of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD, so that the LORD gave them into the hands of the Philistines forty years.

Contextual Overview

1Now Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, and the LORD gave them into the hands of the Philistines for forty years.2And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was infertile and had no children. 3And the Angel of the LORD appeared to the woman and said to her, "Behold, you are infertile and have no children, but you shall conceive and give birth to a son. 4"Therefore, be careful not to drink wine or [any other] intoxicating drink, and do not eat anything [ceremonially] unclean. 5"For behold, you shall conceive and give birth to a son. No razor shall come upon his head, for the boy shall be a Nazirite [dedicated] to God from birth; and he shall begin to rescue Israel from the hands of the Philistines." 6Then the woman went and told her husband, saying, "A Man of God came to me and his appearance was like the appearance of the Angel of God, very awesome. I did not ask Him where he came from, and he did not tell me his name. 7"But He said to me, 'Behold, you shall conceive and give birth to a son, and now you shall not drink wine or [any other] intoxicating drink, nor eat anything [ceremonially] unclean, for the boy shall be a Nazirite to God from birth to the day of his death.'"

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

did: Heb. added to commit, etc. Judges 2:11, Judges 3:7, Judges 4:1, Judges 6:1, Judges 10:6, Romans 2:6

in the sight: Jeremiah 13:23

delivered: "This seems a partial captivity."

into the: 1 Samuel 12:9

Reciprocal: Genesis 21:32 - the Philistines Deuteronomy 28:29 - thou shalt be Joshua 23:15 - so shall Judges 14:4 - had dominion Judges 15:11 - Philistines Judges 15:20 - General Judges 18:30 - until 1 Samuel 4:9 - as they have 1 Samuel 7:13 - subdued 1 Samuel 8:8 - General 1 Samuel 12:11 - Bedan Hebrews 11:32 - Samson

Cross-References

Genesis 13:9
"Is not the entire land before you? Please separate [yourself] from me. If you take the left, then I will go to the right; or if you choose the right, then I will go to the left."
Genesis 20:1
Now Abraham journeyed from there toward the Negev (the South country), and settled between Kadesh and Shur; then he lived temporarily in Gerar.
Genesis 21:33
Abraham planted a tamarisk tree at Beersheba, and there he called on the name of the LORD [in prayer], the Eternal God.
Joshua 10:40
So Joshua struck all the land, the hill country, the Negev (South country) and the lowland and the slopes [that descend to the Dead Sea] and all their kings. He left no survivor, but he utterly destroyed all who breathed, just as the LORD, the God of Israel, had commanded.
Joshua 18:5
"They shall divide it into seven parts; [the tribe of] Judah shall remain in its territory on the south, and the house of Joseph shall remain in its territory on the north.
1 Samuel 27:10
When Achish asked, "Where did you raid today?" David replied, "Against the Negev (the South country) of Judah, and against the Negev of the Jerahmeelites, and against the Negev of the Kenites."
2 Samuel 24:7
and they came to the stronghold of Tyre and to all the cities of the Hivites and Canaanites, and they went out to the south of Judah, to Beersheba.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord,.... Committed idolatry, which was the evil they were prone unto, and were frequently guilty of:

and the Lord delivered them into the hands of the Philistines forty years: which according to Josephus f are to be reckoned from the death of the last judge, and the time of Samson's birth; or rather from some time after the death of Jephthah, particularly taking in the two last years of Ibzan, when the Ephraimites having been weakened through the slaughter of them by Jephthah, might encourage the Philistines to break in upon them; from which time to the birth of Samson were twenty years, and twenty more may be allowed before he could begin to deliver Israel out of their hands; so that the oppression lasted forty years. According to others, it began at the same time as the oppression of the Ammonites did, though it lasted longer, Judges 10:7.

f Ibid. (Antiqu. l. 5.) c. 8. sect. 1.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The Philistines have been mentioned as oppressors of Israel in Judges 3:31; Judges 10:7, Judges 10:11; and the Israelite worship of the gods of the Philistines is spoken of in Judges 10:6. But this is the first time that we have any detailed history in connection with the Philistines. They continned to be the prominent enemies of Israel until the time of David.

Forty years - The Philistine dominion began before the birth of Samson Judges 13:5, and was in force during Samson’s twenty years’ judgeship Judges 14:4; Judges 15:20. The 40 years are, therefore, about coincident with Samson’s life.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

CHAPTER XIII

The Israelites corrupt themselves, abut are delivered into the

hands of the Philistines forty years, 1.

An Angel appears to the wife of Manoah, foretells the birth of

her son, and gives her directions how to treat both herself and

her child, who was to be a deliverer of Israel, 2-5.

She informs her husband of this transaction, 6, 7.

Manoah prays that the Angel may reappear; he is heard, and the

Angel appears to him and his wife, and repeats his former

directions concerning the mother and the child, 8-14.

Manoah presents an offering to the Lord, and the Angel ascends

in the flame, 15-20.

Manoah is alarmed, but is comforted by the judicious rejections

of his wife, 21-23.

Samson is born, and begins to feel the influence of the Divine

Spirit, 24, 25.

NOTES ON CHAP. XIII

Verse Judges 13:1. Delivered them into the hand of the Philistines — It does not appear that after Shamgar, to the present time, the Philistines were in a condition to oppress Israel, or God had not permitted them to do it; but now they have a commission, the Israelites having departed from the Lord. Nor is it evident that the Philistines had entirely subjected the Israelites, as there still appears to have been a sort of commerce between the two people. They had often vexed and made inroads upon them, but they had them not in entire subjection; see Jude 1:15; Judges 15:11.


 
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