Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Samson led Israel for twenty years in the days of the Philistines. New Living Translation Samson judged Israel for twenty years during the period when the Philistines dominated the land. English Standard Version And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years. Berean Standard Bible And Samson judged Israel for twenty years in the days of the Philistines. King James Bible And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years. New King James Version And he judged Israel twenty years in the days of the Philistines. New American Standard Bible So he judged Israel for twenty years in the days of the Philistines. NASB 1995 So he judged Israel twenty years in the days of the Philistines. NASB 1977 So he judged Israel twenty years in the days of the Philistines. Legacy Standard Bible And he judged Israel twenty years in the days of the Philistines. Amplified Bible And Samson judged Israel in the days of [occupation by] the Philistines for twenty years. Christian Standard Bible And he judged Israel twenty years in the days of the Philistines. Holman Christian Standard Bible And he judged Israel 20 years in the days of the Philistines. American Standard Version And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years. Contemporary English Version Samson was a leader of Israel for 20 years, but the Philistines were still the rulers of Israel. English Revised Version And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years. GOD'S WORD® Translation Samson judged Israel for 20 years during the time of the Philistines. Good News Translation Samson led Israel for twenty years while the Philistines ruled the land. International Standard Version Samson governed Israel for twenty years during the Philistine domination. Majority Standard Bible And Samson judged Israel for twenty years in the days of the Philistines. NET Bible Samson led Israel for twenty years during the days of Philistine prominence. New Heart English Bible He judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years. Webster's Bible Translation And he judged Israel, in the days of the Philistines, twenty years. World English Bible He judged Israel twenty years in the days of the Philistines. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd he judges Israel in the days of the Philistines [for] twenty years. Young's Literal Translation And he judgeth Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years. Smith's Literal Translation And he will judge Israel in the days of Philisteim twenty years. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years. Catholic Public Domain Version And he judged Israel, in the days of the Philistines, for twenty years. New American Bible Samson judged Israel for twenty years in the days of the Philistines. New Revised Standard Version And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd he judged Israel twenty years in the days of the Philistines. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years. Brenton Septuagint Translation And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Samson's Revenge…19So God opened up the hollow place in Lehi, and water came out of it. When Samson drank, his strength returned, and he was revived. That is why he named it En-hakkore, and it remains in Lehi to this day. 20And Samson judged Israel for twenty years in the days of the Philistines. Cross References Judges 16:31 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. Judges 2:16-18 Then the LORD raised up judges, who saved them from the hands of those who plundered them. / Israel, however, did not listen to their judges. Instead, they prostituted themselves with other gods and bowed down to them. They quickly turned from the way of their fathers, who had walked in obedience to the LORD’s commandments; they did not do as their fathers had done. / Whenever the LORD raised up a judge for the Israelites, He was with that judge and saved them from the hands of their enemies while the judge was still alive; for the LORD was moved to pity by their groaning under those who oppressed them and afflicted them. 1 Samuel 7:15-17 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. Judges 3:9-11 But when the Israelites cried out to the LORD, He raised up Othniel son of Caleb’s younger brother Kenaz as a deliverer to save them. / The Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he became Israel’s judge and went out to war. And the LORD delivered Cushan-rishathaim king of Aram into the hand of Othniel, who prevailed against him. / So the land had rest for forty years, until Othniel son of Kenaz died. Judges 3:15-30 And again they cried out to the LORD, and He raised up Ehud son of Gera, a left-handed Benjamite, as their deliverer. So they sent him with tribute to Eglon king of Moab. / Now Ehud had made for himself a double-edged sword a cubit long. He strapped it to his right thigh under his cloak / and brought the tribute to Eglon king of Moab, who was an obese man. ... Judges 4:4-5 Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time. / And she would sit under the Palm of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, where the Israelites would go up to her for judgment. Judges 6:11-14 Then the angel of the LORD came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, where his son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress to hide it from the Midianites. / And the angel of the LORD appeared to Gideon and said, “The LORD is with you, O mighty man of valor.” / “Please, my Lord,” Gideon replied, “if the LORD is with us, why has all this happened to us? And where are all His wonders of which our fathers told us, saying, ‘Has not the LORD brought us up out of Egypt?’ But now the LORD has forsaken us and delivered us into the hand of Midian.” ... Judges 11:29-33 Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah, and he passed through Gilead and Manasseh, then through Mizpah of Gilead. And from there he advanced against the Ammonites. / Jephthah made this vow to the LORD: “If indeed You will deliver the Ammonites into my hand, / then whatever comes out the door of my house to greet me on my triumphant return from the Ammonites will belong to the LORD, and I will offer it up as a burnt offering.” ... 1 Samuel 12:11 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. Hebrews 11:32 And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets, 1 Samuel 4:18 As soon as the ark of God was mentioned, Eli fell backward from his chair by the city gate, and being old and heavy, he broke his neck and died. And Eli had judged Israel forty years. 1 Samuel 12:9-11 But they forgot the LORD their God, and He sold them into the hand of Sisera the commander of the army of Hazor, and into the hands of the Philistines and the king of Moab, who fought against them. / Then they cried out to the LORD and said, ‘We have sinned, for we have forsaken the LORD and served the Baals and Ashtoreths. Now deliver us from the hands of our enemies, that we may serve You.’ / 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. 1 Samuel 3:20 So all Israel from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of the LORD. 1 Samuel 8:1-3 When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as judges over Israel. / The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second was Abijah. They were judges in Beersheba. / But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside toward dishonest gain, accepting bribes and perverting justice. 1 Samuel 10:1 Then Samuel took a flask of oil, poured it on Saul’s head, kissed him, and said, “Has not the LORD anointed you ruler over His inheritance? Treasury of Scripture And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years. Judges 13:1,5 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… Judges 16:31 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. Jump to Previous Israel Judge Judged Judgeth Led Philistines Samson TwentyJump to Next Israel Judge Judged Judgeth Led Philistines Samson TwentyJudges 15 1. Samson is denied his wife3. He burns the Philistines' corn with foxes and firebrands 6. His wife and her father are burnt by the Philistines 8. Samson smites them hip and thigh 9. He is bound by the men of Judah, and delivered to the Philistines 14. He kills them with a jawbone 18. God makes the fountain En-hakkore for him in Lehi And Samson The name "Samson" is derived from the Hebrew word "Shimshon," which is related to "shemesh," meaning "sun." This connection to the sun may symbolize strength, power, and brilliance, reflecting Samson's role as a judge and deliverer of Israel. Samson's life, marked by extraordinary physical strength, is a testament to God's empowerment of individuals to fulfill His purposes, even amidst personal flaws and failures. judged Israel for twenty years in the days of the Philistines
Hebrew And [Samson] judgedוַיִּשְׁפֹּ֧ט (way·yiš·pōṭ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 8199: To judge, pronounce sentence, to vindicate, punish, to govern, to litigate Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc for twenty עֶשְׂרִ֥ים (‘eś·rîm) Number - common plural Strong's 6242: Twenty, twentieth years שָׁנָֽה׃ (šā·nāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8141: A year in the days בִּימֵ֥י (bî·mê) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 3117: A day of the Philistines. פְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים (p̄ə·liš·tîm) Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 6430: Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistia Links Judges 15:20 NIVJudges 15:20 NLT Judges 15:20 ESV Judges 15:20 NASB Judges 15:20 KJV Judges 15:20 BibleApps.com Judges 15:20 Biblia Paralela Judges 15:20 Chinese Bible Judges 15:20 French Bible Judges 15:20 Catholic Bible OT History: Judges 15:20 He judged Israel in the days (Jd Judg. Jdg) |
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