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They brought him back and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of Manoah his father. He had led Israel twenty years. <a href="/nlt/judges/16.htm">New Living Translation</a> Later his brothers and other relatives went down to get his body. They took him back home and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol, where his father, Manoah, was buried. Samson had judged Israel for twenty years. <a href="/esv/judges/16.htm">English Standard Version</a> Then his brothers and all his family came down and took him and brought him up and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of Manoah his father. He had judged Israel twenty years. <a href="/bsb/judges/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Then Samson’s brothers and his father’s family came down, carried him back, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of his father Manoah. And he had judged Israel twenty years. <a href="/kjv/judges/16.htm">King James Bible</a> Then his brethren and all the house of his father came down, and took him, and brought him up, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the buryingplace of Manoah his father. And he judged Israel twenty years. <a href="/nkjv/judges/16.htm">New King James Version</a> And his brothers and all his father’s household came down and took him, and brought him up and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of his father Manoah. He had judged Israel twenty years. <a href="/nasb_/judges/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then his brothers and all his father’s household came down and took him, and brought him up and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of his father Manoah. So he had judged Israel for twenty years. <a href="/nasb/judges/16.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then his brothers and all his father&#8217s household came down, took him, brought him up and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of Manoah his father. Thus he had judged Israel twenty years. <a href="/nasb77/judges/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then his brothers and all his father’s household came down, took him, brought him up, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of Manoah his father. Thus he had judged Israel twenty years. <a href="/lsb/judges/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then his brothers and all his father’s household came down, carried him, brought him up, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol, in the tomb of Manoah his father. Thus he had judged Israel twenty years. <a href="/amp/judges/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then his brothers and his father’s entire [tribal] household came down, took him, and brought him up; and they buried him in the tomb of Manoah his father, [which was] between Zorah and Eshtaol. So Samson had judged Israel for twenty years. <a href="/csb/judges/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Then his brothers and his father’s whole family came down, carried him back, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of his father Manoah. So he judged Israel twenty years. <a href="/hcsb/judges/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Then his brothers and his father&#8217s family came down, carried him back, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of his father Manoah. So he judged Israel 20 years. <a href="/asv/judges/16.htm">American Standard Version</a> Then his brethren and all the house of his father came down, and took him, and brought him up, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the burying-place of Manoah his father. And he judged Israel twenty years. <a href="/cev/judges/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> His brothers and the rest of his family went to Gaza and took his body back home. They buried him in his father's tomb, which was located between Zorah and Eshtaol. Samson was a leader of Israel for 20 years. <a href="/erv/judges/16.htm">English Revised Version</a> Then his brethren and all the house of his father came down, and took him, and brought him up, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the buryingplace of Manoah his father. And he judged Israel twenty years. <a href="/gwt/judges/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Then his relatives and his father's whole family went to Gaza. They took Samson and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of his father Manoah. Samson had judged Israel for 20 years. <a href="/gnt/judges/16.htm">Good News Translation</a> His brothers and the rest of his family came down to get his body. They took him back and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of his father Manoah. He had been Israel's leader for twenty years. <a href="/isv/judges/16.htm">International Standard Version</a> Afterwards, his brothers and his father's household servants came down, took him, brought him back, and buried him in his father Manoah's tomb between Zorah and Eshtaol. He had governed Israel for 20 years. <a href="/msb/judges/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Then Samson?s brothers and his father?s family came down, carried him back, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of his father Manoah. And he had judged Israel twenty years. <a href="/net/judges/16.htm">NET Bible</a> His brothers and all his family went down and brought him back. They buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of Manoah his father. He had led Israel for twenty years. <a href="/nheb/judges/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Then his brothers and all the house of his father came down, and took him, and brought him up, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the burial site of Manoah his father. He judged Israel twenty years. <a href="/wbt/judges/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Then his brethren and all the house of his father came down, and took him, and brought him up, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the burying-place of Manoah his father. And he judged Israel twenty years. <a href="/web/judges/16.htm">World English Bible</a> Then his brothers and all the house of his father came down and took him, and brought him up and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the burial site of Manoah his father. He judged Israel twenty years. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/judges/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And his brothers come down, and all the house of his father, and lift him up, and bring him up, and bury him between Zorah and Eshtaol, in the burying-place of his father Manoah; and he has judged Israel [for] twenty years. <a href="/ylt/judges/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And his brethren come down, and all the house of his father, and lift him up, and bring him up, and bury him between Zorah and Eshtaol, in the burying-place of Manoah his father; and he hath judged Israel twenty years. <a href="/slt/judges/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And his brethren and all the house of his father will go down and will lift him up, and will bring him up, and bury him between Zorah and between Eshtaol in the grave of Manoah his father. And he judged Israel twenty years.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/judges/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And his brethren and all his kindred, going down took his body, and buried it between Saraa and Esthaol in the buryingplace of his father Manue: and he judged Israel twenty years. <a href="/cpdv/judges/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Then his brothers and all his relatives, going down, took his body, and they buried it between Zorah and Eshtaol, in the burying place of his father, Manoah. And he judged Israel for twenty years. <a href="/nabre/judges/16.htm">New American Bible</a> His kinsmen and all his father’s house went down and bore him up for burial in the grave of Manoah his father between Zorah and Eshtaol. He had judged Israel for twenty years. <a href="/nrsvce/judges/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then his brothers and all his family came down and took him and brought him up and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of his father Manoah. He had judged Israel twenty years.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/judges/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Then his brothers and all the house of his father came down and took him, and brought him up and buried him between Zedah and Eshtaol in the burying place of Menoah his father. And he had judged Israel twenty years. <a href="/hpbt/judges/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And all his brothers and all the household of his father went down, and they came up and they buried him between Tsada and between Eshtwayel in the tomb of MaNoah his father, and he had judged Israel twenty years <div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/judges/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Then his brethren and all the house of his father came down, and took him, and brought him up, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the burying-place of Manoah his father. And he judged Israel twenty years. <a href="/sep/judges/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And his brethren and his father's house went down, and they took him; and they went up and buried him between Saraa and Esthaol in the sepulchre of his father Manoe; and he judged Israel twenty years. <a href="/parallel/judges/16-31.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AjzBiIYY2Dc?start=5083" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/judges/16.htm">Samson's Vengeance and Death</a> …30Samson said, “Let me die with the Philistines.” Then he pushed with all his might, and the temple fell on the lords and all the people in it. So in his death he killed more than he had killed in his life. 31<a href="/hebrew/251.htm" title="251: ’e·ḥāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- A brother. A primitive word; a brother (like 'ab).">Then Samson’s brothers</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ā·ḇî·hū (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">and his father’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: way·yiś·’ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel."></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯōw (DirObjM:: 3ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">family</a> <a href="/hebrew/3381.htm" title="3381: way·yê·rə·ḏū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To come or go down, descend. ">came down,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: way·ya·‘ă·lū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">carried him back,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6912.htm" title="6912: way·yiq·bə·rū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To bury. A primitive root; to intern.">and buried</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·w·ṯōw (DirObjM:: 3ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">him</a> <a href="/hebrew/996.htm" title="996: bên (Prep) -- An interval, space between. ">between</a> <a href="/hebrew/6881.htm" title="6881: ṣā·rə·‘āh (N-proper-fs) -- A city exchanged by Judah and Dan. Apparently another form for tsir'ah; Tsorah, a place in Palestine.">Zorah</a> <a href="/hebrew/996.htm" title="996: ū·ḇên (Conj-w:: Prep) -- An interval, space between. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/847.htm" title="847: ’eš·tā·’ōl (N-proper-fs) -- Eshtaol -- to found, establish. Or meshtafowl; probably from sha'al; intreaty; Eshtaol, a place in Palestine.">and Eshtaol</a> <a href="/hebrew/6913.htm" title="6913: bə·qe·ḇer (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- A grave, sepulcher. Or qibrah; from qabar; a sepulchre.">in the tomb</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ā·ḇîw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">of his father</a> <a href="/hebrew/4495.htm" title="4495: mā·nō·w·aḥ (N-proper-ms) -- Father of Samson. The same as manowach; rest; Manoach, an Israelite.">Manoah.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: wə·hū (Conj-w:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">And he</a> <a href="/hebrew/8199.htm" title="8199: šā·p̄aṭ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To judge, govern. ">had judged</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/6242.htm" title="6242: ‘eś·rîm (Number-cp) -- Twenty. From eser; twenty; also twentieth.">twenty</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nāh (N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">years.</a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/hebrews/11-32.htm">Hebrews 11:32</a> And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets, <a href="/1_samuel/12-11.htm">1 Samuel 12:11</a> So the LORD sent Jerubbaal, Barak, Jephthah, and Samuel, and He delivered you from the hands of your enemies on every side, and you dwelt securely. <a href="/1_kings/1-41.htm">1 Kings 1:41</a> Now Adonijah and all his guests were finishing their feast when they heard the sound of the ram’s horn. “Why is the city in such a loud uproar?” asked Joab. <a href="/1_chronicles/11-10.htm">1 Chronicles 11:10-14</a> Now these were the chiefs of David’s mighty men, who, together with all Israel, bolstered and strengthened his kingdom, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel. / This is the list of David’s mighty men: Jashobeam son of Hachmoni was chief of the officers; he wielded his spear against three hundred men, whom he killed at one time. / Next in command was Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men. ... <a href="/1_samuel/7-15.htm">1 Samuel 7:15-17</a> So Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life. / Every year he would go on a circuit from Bethel to Gilgal to Mizpah, judging Israel in all these places. / Then he would return to Ramah because his home was there, and there he judged Israel and built an altar to the LORD. <a href="/1_samuel/25-1.htm">1 Samuel 25:1</a> When Samuel died, all Israel gathered to mourn for him; and they buried him at his home in Ramah. Then David set out and went down to the Wilderness of Paran. <a href="/1_samuel/28-3.htm">1 Samuel 28:3</a> Now by this time Samuel had died, and all Israel had mourned for him and buried him in Ramah, his own city. And Saul had removed the mediums and spiritists from the land. <a href="/2_samuel/2-4.htm">2 Samuel 2:4-7</a> Then the men of Judah came to Hebron, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, “It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul.” / So David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead to tell them, “The LORD bless you, because you showed this kindness to Saul your lord when you buried him. / Now may the LORD show you loving devotion and faithfulness, and I will also show you the same favor because you have done this. ... <a href="/2_samuel/3-31.htm">2 Samuel 3:31-39</a> Then David ordered Joab and all the people with him, “Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn before Abner.” And King David himself walked behind the funeral bier. / When they buried Abner in Hebron, the king wept aloud at Abner’s tomb, and all the people wept. / And the king sang this lament for Abner: “Should Abner die the death of a fool? ... <a href="/2_samuel/5-1.htm">2 Samuel 5:1-5</a> Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “Here we are, your own flesh and blood. / Even in times past, while Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them back. And to you the LORD said, ‘You will shepherd My people Israel, and you will be ruler over them.’” / So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, where King David made with them a covenant before the LORD. And they anointed him king over Israel. ... <a href="/2_samuel/23-8.htm">2 Samuel 23:8-39</a> These are the names of David’s mighty men: Josheb-basshebeth the Tahchemonite was chief of the Three. He wielded his spear against eight hundred men, whom he killed at one time. / Next in command was Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite. As one of the three mighty men, he went with David to taunt the Philistines who had gathered for battle at Pas-dammim. The men of Israel retreated, / but Eleazar stood his ground and struck the Philistines until his hand grew weary and stuck to his sword. The LORD brought about a great victory that day. Then the troops returned to him, but only to plunder the dead. ... <a href="/1_chronicles/29-26.htm">1 Chronicles 29:26-30</a> David son of Jesse was king over all Israel. / The length of David’s reign over Israel was forty years—seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem. / He died at a ripe old age, full of years, riches, and honor, and his son Solomon reigned in his place. ... <a href="/2_chronicles/24-15.htm">2 Chronicles 24:15-16</a> When Jehoiada was old and full of years, he died at the age of 130. / And Jehoiada was buried with the kings in the City of David, because he had done what was good in Israel for God and His temple. <a href="/matthew/1-5.htm">Matthew 1:5-6</a> Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse, / and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife, <a href="/acts/13-20.htm">Acts 13:20-21</a> All this took about 450 years. After this, God gave them judges until the time of Samuel the prophet. / Then the people asked for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, from the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled forty years.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Then his brothers and all the house of his father came down, and took him, and brought him up, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the burial plot of Manoah his father. And he judged Israel twenty years.his brethren<a href="/john/19-39.htm">John 19:39-42</a> And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight… between Zorah<a href="/judges/13-2.htm">Judges 13:2,25</a> And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not… <a href="/joshua/19-41.htm">Joshua 19:41</a> And the coast of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Irshemesh,and he judged<a href="/judges/15-20.htm">Judges 15:20</a> And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/34-6.htm">Burial</a> <a href="/judges/12-15.htm">Buried</a> <a href="/genesis/50-13.htm">Buryingplace</a> <a href="/judges/8-32.htm">Burying-Place</a> <a href="/judges/13-25.htm">Eshtaol</a> <a href="/judges/16-30.htm">House</a> <a href="/judges/9-1.htm">Household</a> <a href="/judges/15-20.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/judges/15-20.htm">Judged</a> <a href="/judges/13-22.htm">Manoah</a> <a href="/numbers/21-15.htm">Site</a> <a href="/judges/15-20.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/judges/13-25.htm">Zorah</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/26-23.htm">Burial</a> <a href="/ruth/1-17.htm">Buried</a> <a href="/genesis/23-4.htm">Buryingplace</a> <a href="/2_samuel/2-32.htm">Burying-Place</a> <a href="/judges/18-2.htm">Eshtaol</a> <a href="/judges/17-4.htm">House</a> <a href="/judges/17-5.htm">Household</a> <a href="/judges/17-6.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ruth/1-1.htm">Judged</a> <a href="/judges/13-2.htm">Manoah</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-5.htm">Site</a> <a href="/judges/20-15.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/judges/18-2.htm">Zorah</a><div class="vheading2">Judges 16</div>1. <a href="/judges/16-1.htm">Samson at Gaza escapes, and carries away the gates of the city</a> 4. <a href="/judges/16-4.htm">Delilah corrupted by the Philistines, entices Samson</a> 6. <a href="/judges/16-6.htm">Thrice she is deceived</a> 15. <a href="/judges/16-15.htm">At last she overcomes him</a> 21. <a href="/judges/16-21.htm">The Philistines take him, and put out his eyes</a> 22. <a href="/judges/16-22.htm">His strength renewing, he pulls down the house upon the Philistines and dies</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/16.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/judges/16.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Then Samson’s brothers and his father’s family came down This phrase highlights the familial responsibility and respect for the dead in ancient Israelite culture. Despite Samson's tumultuous life, his family honors him by retrieving his body. This act of coming down suggests they traveled from a higher elevation, likely from the hill country of Judah, reflecting the geographical setting of the region.carried him back The act of carrying Samson's body back to his homeland signifies a return to his roots and a final resting place among his people. This reflects the importance of burial customs in Israelite society, where being buried in one's ancestral land was a significant honor.and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol Zorah and Eshtaol are significant locations in the narrative of Samson's life, marking the beginning of his story in <a href="/judges/13-25.htm">Judges 13:25</a>. These towns are situated in the territory of Dan, emphasizing Samson's connection to his tribe. Archaeological findings in these areas provide insights into the period of the Judges, illustrating the cultural and historical context of Samson's life.in the tomb of his father Manoah This phrase underscores the importance of family lineage and heritage in ancient Israel. Being buried in the family tomb was a way to maintain familial bonds even in death. Manoah, Samson's father, is a key figure in the narrative, representing the faith and expectations placed upon Samson from birth.And he had judged Israel twenty years. Samson's role as a judge for twenty years highlights his significance in the history of Israel during the period of the Judges. This era was marked by a cycle of sin, oppression, repentance, and deliverance. Samson's judgeship, despite his personal failings, was part of God's plan to deliver Israel from Philistine oppression. His life can be seen as a type of Christ, a flawed deliverer pointing to the ultimate Deliverer, Jesus Christ, who would come to save His people from their sins.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/s/samson.htm">Samson</a> A judge of Israel known for his supernatural strength, which was a gift from God contingent upon his Nazirite vow. His life was marked by personal failings and a final act of redemption. 2. <a href="/topical/s/samson's_brothers_and_family.htm">Samson's Brothers and Family</a> They are mentioned as those who retrieved Samson's body for burial, indicating a familial duty and respect despite his tumultuous life. 3. <a href="/topical/z/zorah_and_eshtaol.htm">Zorah and Eshtaol</a> These are the locations between which Samson was buried. They are significant as they are part of the territory of the tribe of Dan, to which Samson belonged. 4. <a href="/topical/m/manoah.htm">Manoah</a> Samson's father, whose tomb becomes Samson's final resting place. Manoah's role in Samson's life is significant as he and his wife were visited by an angel announcing Samson's birth. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_philistines.htm">The Philistines</a> Although not directly mentioned in this verse, they are the oppressors of Israel during Samson's time and the ones whom Samson fought against throughout his life.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_family.htm">The Importance of Family</a> Samson's family honored him in death despite his flaws, reminding us of the importance of familial bonds and forgiveness. <a href="/topical/l/legacy_and_redemption.htm">Legacy and Redemption</a> Samson's life teaches that despite personal failures, one can still fulfill God's purpose. His final act was one of redemption, showing that it's never too late to return to God. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_judges.htm">The Role of Judges</a> Samson judged Israel for twenty years, highlighting the cyclical nature of Israel's history where God raises leaders to deliver His people. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a> Despite Samson's weaknesses, God used him to achieve His purposes, demonstrating that God's plans are not thwarted by human failings. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a> Samson's life is a cautionary tale about the consequences of straying from God's commands, particularly regarding his Nazirite vow.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_judges_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Judges 16</a> <a href="/q/what_was_the_tribe_of_dan's_biblical_role.htm">What role did the Tribe of Dan play biblically?</a> <a href="/q/why_won't_the_angel_reveal_his_name.htm">In Judges 13:17-18, why does the angel refuse to give his name, raising questions about authenticity and origin?</a> <a href="/q/how_did_a_barren_woman_conceive_miraculously.htm">In Judges 13:2-3, how could a barren woman conceive after one angelic encounter without any natural explanation?</a> <a href="/q/how_did_samson's_strength_ruin_him.htm">How did Samson's strength lead to his downfall?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/judges/16.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(31) His brethren and all the house of his father.--Probably Manoah and his wife were dead. The religious terror caused by the catastrophe may well have prevented the people of Gaza from offering any opposition to the removal of his body."Samson hath quit himselfLike Samson, and heroically has finishedA life heroic."--Milton.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/judges/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 31. - His brethren, etc. Some infer from this that Samson's mother bare other children after the birth of Samson. But the Hebrew use of the word brethren is so wide, applied to cousins, or members of the same house of fathers, or of the same tribe, that it is by no means a certain inference. Here his brethren might mean the Danites generally, and all the house of his father those who were more nearly related, as belonging to the house of his father. His father was probably dead, and indeed the mention of his father's burying-place, or rather sepulchre, makes it certain that he was, so that Milton was in error in making him alive. Zorah and Eshtaol. See above, <a href="/judges/13-2.htm">Judges 13:2, 25</a>, note. And he judged Israel. See <a href="/judges/15-20.htm">Judges 15:20</a>. The parallel between Samson and Hercules is in many respects very remarkable, and has been drawn out by Serdrius and others. The supernatural strength of each, the slavery to women ("Quem non mille for, quem non Sthenellius hostis, Non potuit Mayors vincere, vicit amor." Ovid), the tearing asunder of the lion, the violent death of each, partly voluntary and partly forced, are all points of strong general resemblance. But one of the most remarkable is the connection of Hercules with two pillars. The "pillars of Hercules" on each side the straits of Gibraltar, Mount Abila and Mount Calpe, were said to have been rent asunder by the strength of Hercules' arms. And Herodotus relates that in the temple of Hercules at Tyre were two remarkable pillars, one of refined gold, the other of smaragdus, some green stone like an emerald (2:44). But the account given of a visit of Hercules to Egypt is still more remarkable, as compared with the history of the binding of Samson and the slaughter of the Philistines, as related in ch. 15. The following are the words of Herodotus: - "The Greeks say that when Hercules went down to Egypt, the Egyptians surrounded him, and led him in a procession to sacrifice him to Jupiter; that he kept quite still for a time, but that when they were commencing the sacrifice at the altar" (the first act of which was cutting off the hair) "he turned in self-defence, and by his prowess slew them all." On which Herodo. tus remarks, "How was it possible for him, being but one, and being only a man, to slay many myriads?" The prevalence of the worship of Hercules among the Phoenicians, as, e.g., at Tyre and Thasos, a Phoenician colony, and the close connection of Egypt with Gaza, where the prowess of Samson was so well known, are points not to be omitted in considering the probability of some of the legends of Hercules being drawn from the history of Samson. So also is the title of the Phoenician Hercules, the saviour or deliverer, as compared with <a href="/judges/2-16.htm">Judges 2:16, 18</a>; <a href="/judges/13-5.htm">Judges 13:5</a>. <a href="/commentaries/judges/16-31.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Then [Samson's] brothers אֶחָ֜יו (’e·ḥāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_251.htm">Strong's 251: </a> A brother, ) and his father’s אָבִיהוּ֮ (’ā·ḇî·hū) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> Father family בֵּ֣ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house came down, וַיֵּרְד֨וּ (way·yê·rə·ḏū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3381.htm">Strong's 3381: </a> To come or go down, descend carried him back, וַֽיַּעֲל֣וּ ׀ (way·ya·‘ă·lū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> To ascend, in, actively and buried וַיִּקְבְּר֣וּ (way·yiq·bə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6912.htm">Strong's 6912: </a> To inter him between בֵּ֤ין (bên) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_996.htm">Strong's 996: </a> An interval, space between Zorah צָרְעָה֙ (ṣā·rə·‘āh) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6881.htm">Strong's 6881: </a> Zorah -- a city exchanged by Judah and Dan and Eshtaol אֶשְׁתָּאֹ֔ל (’eš·tā·’ōl) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_847.htm">Strong's 847: </a> Eshtaol -- to found, establish in the tomb בְּקֶ֖בֶר (bə·qe·ḇer) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6913.htm">Strong's 6913: </a> A grave, sepulcher of his father אָבִ֑יו (’ā·ḇîw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> Father Manoah. מָנ֣וֹחַ (mā·nō·w·aḥ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4495.htm">Strong's 4495: </a> Manoah -- father of Samson And he וְה֛וּא (wə·hū) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are had judged שָׁפַ֥ט (šā·p̄aṭ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8199.htm">Strong's 8199: </a> To judge, pronounce sentence, to vindicate, punish, to govern, to litigate Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc twenty עֶשְׂרִ֥ים (‘eś·rîm) Number - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6242.htm">Strong's 6242: </a> Twenty, twentieth years. שָׁנָֽה׃ (šā·nāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> A year <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/16-31.htm">Judges 16:31 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/judges/16-31.htm">Judges 16:31 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/judges/16-31.htm">Judges 16:31 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/judges/16-31.htm">Judges 16:31 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/judges/16-31.htm">Judges 16:31 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/16-31.htm">Judges 16:31 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/16-31.htm">Judges 16:31 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/16-31.htm">Judges 16:31 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/judges/16-31.htm">Judges 16:31 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/judges/16-31.htm">Judges 16:31 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/judges/16-31.htm">OT History: Judges 16:31 Then his brothers and all the house (Jd Judg. 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