Judges 15:3

“And Samson said concerning them, Now shall I be more blameless than the Philistines, though I do them a displeasure.”

"And Samson said concerning them, Now shall I be more blameless than the Philistines, though I do them a displeasure." - Judges 15:3
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What does Judges 15:3 mean?

The Bible verse Judges 15:3 from the King James Version (KJV) states: "And Samson said concerning them, Now shall I be more blameless than the Philistines, though I do them a displeasure." In this verse, the Israelite judge Samson is speaking about his intention to exact revenge…

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The Burden of Blamelessness: Samson's Struggle

The narrative of Samson is one that speaks of strength, sacrifice, and ultimately, the moral complexities of human choices. Judges 15:3 presents a striking assertion made by Samson: "And Samson said concerning them, Now shall I be more blameless than the Philistines, though I do…

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A Prayer for Strength and Integrity Amidst Adversity

O Sovereign Lord, As I bow before You in humble supplication, I reflect upon the profound words of Your servant Samson as recorded in Judges 15:3. "And Samson said concerning them, Now shall I be more blameless than the Philistines, though I do them a displeasure." In these…

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Judges 15:3 - "¶ And Samson said concerning them, Now shall I be more blameless than the Philistines, though I do them a displeasure."
Judges 15:15
Judges 3:15 - "But when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab."
Judges 9:8-15
John 8:15 - "Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man."
Judges 15:20 - "And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years."
Judges 15:15 - "And he found a new jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and slew a thousand men therewith."
Judges 3:31
Judges 4:15 – "The Lord routed Sisera and all his chariots and army by the sword."
Judges 15:9 - "¶ Then the Philistines went up, and pitched in Judah, and spread themselves in Lehi."
Judges 21:15 - "And the people repented them for Benjamin, because that the LORD had made a breach in the tribes of Israel."
Judges 12:15 - "And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the Amalekites."
Zephaniah 3:3 - "Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow."
Judges 10:3 - "¶ And after him arose Jair, a Gileadite, and judged Israel twenty and two years."
"And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years." - Judges 15:20
"Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man." - John 8:15
1 Samuel 24:15 - "The LORD therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thine hand."
Judges 18:15 - "And they turned thitherward, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and saluted him."
Judges 3:6 - "And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods."
3:15 The Lord has taken away those who were judging you, he has sent your haters far away: the King of Israel, even the Lord, is among you: you will have no more fear of evil.
Judges 15:8 - "And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down and dwelt in the top of the rock Etam."
Judges 15:16 - "And Samson said, With the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, with the jaw of an ass have I slain a thousand men."
Judges 3:11 - "And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died."
Judges 3:14 - "So the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years."
Judges 13:3 make the Angel of the Lord male
Judges 3:3 - "Namely, five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites that dwelt in mount Lebanon, from mount Baal-hermon unto the entering in of Hamath."
Judges 11:15 - "And said unto him, Thus saith Jephthah, Israel took not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon:"
Judges 15:7 - "¶ And Samson said unto them, Though ye have done this, yet will I be avenged of you, and after that I will cease."
1 Samuel 7:15 - "And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life."