Matthew Poole and continuators on Judges 16:31

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 burying-place of Manoah his father: and he judged Israel twenty years .

Either, First, Largely so called, his kinsmen▪ Or, Secondly, strictly [illegible: 1+ letters]o called; Sampson's Parents having had other Children after him; as it was usual with God when he gave an extraordinary and unexpected Power of procreating a Child, to continue that strength for the Generation or Conception of more Children, as in the case of Abraham, Gen. 25. 1, 2. and Anna, 1 Sam. 2. 21.

Which they adventured to do; partly, because the most barbarous Nations allowed Burial even to their Enemies, and would permit this oft-times to be done by their friends: partly, because Sampson had taken the blame of this Action wholly to himself, for which his innocent Relations could not upon any pretence be Punished: and principally, because they were under such grief, and perplexity, and consternation for the common Calamity, that they had neither heart, nor leisure to Revenge themselves of the Israelites, but for their own sakes were willing not to disquiet or offend them; at least, till they were in a better posture to resist them.

This was said before, Iudg. 15. 20. and is here repeated, partly to confirm the Relation of it, and partly to explain it; and to shew when these Twenty years ended, even at his Death, as is here Noted.