Judges 16:27
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Judges 16:27 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Judges 16:27 is a verse from the book of Judges in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Now the house was full of men and women; and all the lords of the Philistines were there; and there were upon the roof a..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Judges 16:27 — KJV
“Now the house was full of men and women; and all the lords of the Philistines were there; and there were upon the roof about three thousand men and women, that beheld while Samson made sport.”
— Judges 16:27 (KJV)
Judges 16:27 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 16:27
“Then three thousand men of Judah went to the top of the rock Etam, and said to Samson, Knowest thou not that the Philistines are rulers over us? what is this that thou hast done unto us? And he said unto them, As they did unto me, so have I done unto them. went: Heb. went down”
Shares key themes with Judges 16:27: now, men, philistines
“Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and made them captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, according to the houses of their fathers, throughout all Judah and Benjamin: and he numbered them from twenty years old and above, and found them three hundred thousand choice men, able to go forth to war, that could handle spear and shield.”
Shares key themes with Judges 16:27: house, men, three
“Now while Peter doubted in himself what this vision which he had seen should mean, behold, the men which were sent from Cornelius had made enquiry for Simon's house, and stood before the gate,”
Shares key themes with Judges 16:27: now, house, men
“And the children of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men.”
Shares key themes with Judges 16:27: men, about, three
“And thirty and two thousand persons in all, of women that had not known man by lying with him.”
Shares key themes with Judges 16:27: now, men, women
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