Judges 16:2 “When the Gazites heard that Samson was there, they surrounded that pla…”

Judges 16:2

When the Gazites heard that Samson was there, they surrounded that place and lay in wait for him all night at the city gate. They were quiet throughout the night, saying, “Let us wait until dawn; then we will kill him.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And it was told the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they compassed him in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, In the morning, when it is day, we shall kill him.

World English Bible

The Gazites were told, “Samson is here!” They surrounded him and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, “Wait until morning light; then we will kill him.”

American Standard Version

And it was told the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they compassed him in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, Let be till morning light, then we will kill him.

Geneva Bible 1599

And it was tolde to the Azzahites, Samson is come hither. And they went about, and laied wayte for him all night in the gate of the citie, and were quiet all the nyght, saying, Abide till the morning earely, and we shall kill him.

Darby Translation

[And it was told] the Gazathites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they surrounded [him], and laid wait for him all night at the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, In the morning light we will kill him.

Young's Literal Translation

[it is told] to the Gazathites, saying, 'Samson hath come in hither;' and they go round and lay wait for him all the night at the gate of the city, and keep themselves silent all the night, saying, 'Till the light of the morning — then we have slain him.'

Bible in Basic English

And it was said to the Gazites, Samson is here. So they went round, watching for him all day at the doorway of the town, but at night they kept quiet, saying, When daylight comes we will put him to death.

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Cross references

“compassed”

Psalm 118:10–12 1 Samuel 23:26 Acts 9:24 1 Samuel 19:11 2 Corinthians 11:32 2 Corinthians 11:33

Psalm 118:10–12 · BSB

All the nations surrounded me, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off.

1 Samuel 23:26 · BSB

Saul was proceeding along one side of the mountain, and David and his men along the other side. Even though David was hurrying to get away, Saul and his men were closing in on David and his men to capture them.

Acts 9:24 · BSB

but Saul learned of their plot. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him.

1 Samuel 19:11 · BSB

Then Saul sent messengers to David’s house to watch him and kill him in the morning. But David’s wife Michal warned him, “If you do not run for your life tonight, tomorrow you will be dead!”

2 Corinthians 11:32 · BSB

In Damascus, the governor under King Aretas secured the city of the Damascenes in order to arrest me.

2 Corinthians 11:33 · BSB

But I was lowered in a basket through a window in the wall and escaped his grasp.

“kill him”

Judges 15:18 Matthew 21:38 Matthew 27:1 Acts 23:15

Judges 15:18 · BSB

And being very thirsty, Samson cried out to the LORD, “You have accomplished this great deliverance through Your servant. Must I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?”

Matthew 21:38 · BSB

But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take his inheritance.’

Matthew 27:1 · BSB

When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people conspired against Jesus to put Him to death.

Acts 23:15 · BSB

Now then, you and the Sanhedrin petition the commander to bring him down to you on the pretext of examining his case more carefully. We are ready to kill him on the way.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

1One day Samson went to Gaza, where he saw a prostitute and went in to spend the night with her.

3But Samson lay there only until midnight, when he got up, took hold of the doors of the city gate and both gateposts, and pulled them out, bar and all. Then he put them on his shoulders and took them to the top of the mountain overlooking Hebron.

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