Judges 15:9

“Then the Philistines went up, and pitched in Judah, and spread themselves in Lehi.”

"Then the Philistines went up, and pitched in Judah, and spread themselves in Lehi." - Judges 15:9
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What does Judges 15:9 mean?

The verse Judges 15:9 from the King James Version (KJV) reads, "Then the Philistines went up, and pitched in Judah, and spread themselves in Lehi." This verse is part of the story of Samson, who was a judge of Israel and known for his extraordinary physical strength and his role…

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Against the Odds: Finding Strength in Our Weakness

Judges 15:9 records a pivotal moment in the life of Samson, a figure renowned for his extraordinary strength yet deeply flawed in character. When we read, "Then the Philistines went up, and pitched in Judah, and spread themselves in Lehi," we understand this not just as…

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A Prayer for Strength in the Face of Adversity

Heavenly Father, In the quiet stillness of this moment, I come before You with a heart aglow in reverence and a spirit attuned to Your faithfulness. In the Book of Judges, we read of tumultuous times for Your people, and specifically, in Judges 15:9, we see a striking moment…

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Judges 15:9 - "¶ Then the Philistines went up, and pitched in Judah, and spread themselves in Lehi."
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Judges 15:15
Job 9:15 - "Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer, but I would make supplication to my judge."
Judges 9:15 - "And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon."
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 4:15 – "The Lord routed Sisera and all his chariots and army by the sword."
Judges 9:50 - "¶ Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it."
Judges 9:22 - "¶ When Abimelech had reigned three years over Israel,"
Judges 9:39 - "And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech."
Judges 21:15 - "And the people repented them for Benjamin, because that the LORD had made a breach in the tribes of Israel."
Judges 21:9 - "For the people were numbered, and, behold, there were none of the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead there."
"Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer, but I would make supplication to my judge." - Job 9:15
Judges 9:10 - "And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, and reign over us."
Judges 9:42 - "And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people went out into the field; and they told Abimelech."
Judges 9:12 - "Then said the trees unto the vine, Come thou, and reign over us."
Judges 9:47 - "And it was told Abimelech, that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together."
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."
Psalms 98:9 - "Before the LORD; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity."
Judges 9:9 - "But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?"
Judges 9:32 - "Now therefore up by night, thou and the people that is with thee, and lie in wait in the field:"
Judges 9:14 - "Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, and reign over us."
"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 9:46 - "¶ And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith."