Judges 16:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Judges 16:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Judges 16:1 is a verse from the book of Judges in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and went in unto her. harlot: Heb. a woman an harlot" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Judges 16:1 — KJV
“Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and went in unto her. harlot: Heb. a woman an harlot”
— Judges 16:1 (KJV)
Judges 16:1 in Context — About the Book of Judges
Judges chronicles Israel's darkest cycle: sin, oppression, crying out, and rescue — repeated for generations. God raises unlikely deliverers like Gideon, Deborah, and Samson, proving He responds to honest cries for help even when His people keep failing. Grace shines against a dark backdrop.
Cross-References for Judges 16:1
“Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon him from the wall, that he died in Thebez? why went ye nigh the wall? then say thou, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also. Jerubbesheth: also called, Jerubbaal”
Shares key themes with Judges 16:1: then, went, heb
“Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and cast it out to Joab. And he blew a trumpet, and they retired from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king. retired: Heb. were scattered”
Shares key themes with Judges 16:1: then, went, heb
“Then I arose, and went forth into the plain: and, behold, the glory of the LORD stood there, as the glory which I saw by the river of Chebar: and I fell on my face.”
Shares key themes with Judges 16:1: then, went, saw
“And Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines.”
Shares key themes with Judges 16:1: went, samson, saw
“Then his father and his mother said unto him, Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said unto his father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well. pleaseth...: Heb. is right in mine eyes”
Shares key themes with Judges 16:1: then, samson, heb
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