Jamieson, Fausset and Brown on Judges 16:1-2
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Judges16:1-2
CHAPTER 16
Jud 16:1-3. Samson Carries Away the Gates of Gaza.
1-2. Gaza--now Guzzah, the capital of the largest of the five Philistine principal cities, about fifteen miles southwest of Ashkelon. The object of this visit to this city is not recorded, and unless he had gone in disguise, it was a perilous exposure of his life in one of the enemy's strongholds. It soon became known that he was there; and it was immediately resolved to secure him. But deeming themselves certain of their prey, the Gazites deferred the execution of their measure till the morning.
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