Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Some time later, he fell in love with a woman in the Valley of Sorek whose name was Delilah. New Living Translation Some time later Samson fell in love with a woman named Delilah, who lived in the valley of Sorek. English Standard Version After this he loved a woman in the Valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah. Berean Standard Bible Some time later, Samson fell in love with a woman in the Valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah. King James Bible And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah. New King James Version Afterward it happened that he loved a woman in the Valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah. New American Standard Bible After this it came about that he was in love with a woman in the Valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah. NASB 1995 After this it came about that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah. NASB 1977 After this it came about that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah. Legacy Standard Bible Now it happened afterwards that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, and her name was Delilah. Amplified Bible After this he fell in love with a [Philistine] woman [living] in the Valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah. Christian Standard Bible Some time later, he fell in love with a woman named Delilah, who lived in the Sorek Valley. Holman Christian Standard Bible Some time later, he fell in love with a woman named Delilah, who lived in the Sorek Valley. American Standard Version And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah. Contemporary English Version Some time later, Samson fell in love with a woman named Delilah, who lived in Sorek Valley. English Revised Version And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah. GOD'S WORD® Translation After [leaving Gaza], he fell in love with a woman in the Sorek Valley. Her name was Delilah. Good News Translation After this, Samson fell in love with a woman named Delilah, who lived in Sorek Valley. International Standard Version After this incident, he loved a woman in Sorek Valley whose name was Delilah. Majority Standard Bible Some time later, Samson fell in love with a woman in the Valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah. NET Bible After this Samson fell in love with a woman named Delilah, who lived in the Sorek Valley. New Heart English Bible It came to pass afterward, that he fell in love with a woman in the Valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah. Webster's Bible Translation And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah. World English Bible It came to pass afterward that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd it comes to pass afterward that he loves a woman in the Valley of Sorek, and her name [is] Delilah, Young's Literal Translation And it cometh to pass afterwards that he loveth a woman in the valley of Sorek, and her name is Delilah, Smith's Literal Translation And it will be after this, and he will love a woman in the valley of Shorek, and her name Delilah. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAfter this he loved a woman, who dwelt in the valley of Sorec, and she was called Dalila. Catholic Public Domain Version After these things, he loved a woman who was living in the valley of Sorek. And she was called Delilah. New American Bible After that he fell in love with a woman in the Wadi Sorek whose name was Delilah. New Revised Standard Version After this he fell in love with a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd it came to pass after this, he loved a woman in the valley of Sarok, whose name was Delilah. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And after that he loved a woman in the Valley of Saruq, and her name was Daliyala OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah. Brenton Septuagint Translation And it came to pass after this that he loved a woman in Alsorech, and her name was Dalida. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Samson and Delilah4 Some time later, Samson fell in love with a woman in the Valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah. 5The lords of the Philistines went to her and said, “Entice him and find out the source of his great strength and how we can overpower him to tie him up and subdue him. Then each one of us will give you eleven hundred shekels of silver.”… Cross References Proverbs 5:3-4 Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her speech is smoother than oil, / in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a double-edged sword. Proverbs 7:21-27 With her great persuasion she entices him; with her flattering lips she lures him. / He follows her on impulse, like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding into a trap, / until an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare—not knowing it will cost him his life. ... Proverbs 6:24-26 to keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the adulteress. / Do not lust in your heart for her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes. / For the levy of the prostitute is poverty, and the adulteress preys upon your very life. 1 Kings 11:1-3 King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women. / These women were from the nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods.” Yet Solomon clung to these women in love. / He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines—and his wives turned his heart away. Nehemiah 13:26 Did not King Solomon of Israel sin in matters like this? There was not a king like him among many nations, and he was loved by his God, who made him king over all Israel—yet foreign women drew him into sin. Proverbs 2:16-19 It will rescue you from the forbidden woman, from the stranger with seductive words / who abandons the partner of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God. / For her house sinks down to death, and her tracks to the departed spirits. ... Proverbs 9:13-18 The woman named Folly is loud; she is naive and knows nothing. / She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the heights of the city, / calling out to those who pass by, who make their paths straight. ... 1 John 2:16 For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world. James 1:14-15 But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed. / Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death. 2 Timothy 3:6 They are the kind who worm their way into households and captivate vulnerable women who are weighed down with sins and led astray by various passions, 1 Corinthians 6:18 Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body. 1 Corinthians 10:12-13 So the one who thinks he is standing firm should be careful not to fall. / No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it. Matthew 26:41 “Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.” Romans 6:12-13 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its desires. / Do not present the parts of your body to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and present the parts of your body to Him as instruments of righteousness. Galatians 5:16-17 So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. / For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you want. Treasury of Scripture And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah. he loved 1 Kings 11:1 But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites; Nehemiah 13:26 Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did outlandish women cause to sin. Proverbs 22:14 The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein. in the valley or by the brook Jump to Previous Afterward Afterwards Delilah Deli'lah Loved Loveth Time ValleyJump to Next Afterward Afterwards Delilah Deli'lah Loved Loveth Time ValleyJudges 16 1. Samson at Gaza escapes, and carries away the gates of the city4. Delilah corrupted by the Philistines, entices Samson 6. Thrice she is deceived 15. At last she overcomes him 21. The Philistines take him, and put out his eyes 22. His strength renewing, he pulls down the house upon the Philistines and dies Some time later This phrase indicates a transition in the narrative, suggesting a passage of time since the previous events. In the context of Judges, it often marks a new chapter in the life of Samson, the judge of Israel. The Hebrew word used here, "אַחַר" (achar), implies a sequence of events, reminding us that God's plan unfolds over time. It encourages believers to trust in God's timing, understanding that His purposes are revealed progressively. he fell in love with a woman in the Valley of Sorek whose name was Delilah In the valley of Sorek.--The English Version here follows the Vulgate, but the word for valley is nachal, and the words may mean (as the LXX. take them) "on the brook of Sorek." Sorek was not in the Philistine district, but was near Samson's native town of Zorah (Judges 13:2). It seems to have derived its name from the "choice vines" that grew there (Genesis 49:11; Isaiah 5:2; Jeremiah 2:21, Hebr.). Delilah.--The "tender" or "delicate." Ewald thinks it means "the traitress," referring to Journ. Asiat., 2:389. The Rabbis refer it to the root daldal, "to debilitate." Verse 4. - Sorek. See Judges 14:5, note. The name has not yet been discovered as applied to any existing spot; but Eusebius in the 'Onomasticon' speaks of a village Caphar-sorek as still existing near Zorah. The term valley (nachal) describes a wady, i.e. a narrow valley with a stream.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Some time later,אַחֲרֵי־ (’a·ḥă·rê-) Preposition Strong's 310: The hind or following part [Samson] fell in love with וַיֶּאֱהַ֥ב (way·ye·’ĕ·haḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 157: To have affection f a woman אִשָּׁ֖ה (’iš·šāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female in the Valley בְּנַ֣חַל (bə·na·ḥal) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5158: A stream, a winter torrent, a, valley, a shaft of Sorek, שֹׂרֵ֑ק (śō·rêq) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 7796: choice vines', a valley where Delilah lived whose name וּשְׁמָ֖הּ (ū·šə·māh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 8034: A name was Delilah. דְּלִילָֽה׃ (də·lî·lāh) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 1807: Delilah -- Philistine mistress of Samson Links Judges 16:4 NIVJudges 16:4 NLT Judges 16:4 ESV Judges 16:4 NASB Judges 16:4 KJV Judges 16:4 BibleApps.com Judges 16:4 Biblia Paralela Judges 16:4 Chinese Bible Judges 16:4 French Bible Judges 16:4 Catholic Bible OT History: Judges 16:4 It came to pass afterward that he (Jd Judg. 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