Judges 16:1

“Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and went in unto her.”

"Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and went in unto her." - Judges 16:1
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What does Judges 16:1 mean?

The Bible verse Judges 16:1 in the King James Version reads: "Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and went in unto her." This verse is found in the Book of Judges, which is part of the Old Testament of the Bible. The Book of Judges is a historical account of the…

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Strength and Weakness: Lessons from Samson's Choices

Judges 16:1 states, "Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and went in unto her." At first glance, this verse depicts the troubling narrative of Samson—a man endowed with extraordinary strength, yet plagued by profound weakness. His journey into Gaza serves as a…

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A Prayer for Strength and Redemption: Learning from Samson's Fall

O Heavenly Father, I come before You today with a heart that longs for understanding and wisdom as I meditate on the life of Your servant Samson, particularly the moment captured in Judges 16:1, where Your Word records, "Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and…

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Judges 16:1 - "Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and went in unto her."
Deuteronomy 1:16 - "And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between every man and his brother, and the stranger that is with him."
1 Chronicles 16:33 – "Then shall the trees of the forest sing for joy before the Lord, for he comes to judge the earth."
judges 16:30
Judges 2:16 - "¶ Nevertheless the LORD raised up judges, which delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them."
1 Chronicles 16:33 - "Then shall the trees of the wood sing out at the presence of the LORD, because he cometh to judge the earth."
Judges 1:16 - "¶ And the children of the Kenite, Moses' father in law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which lieth in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people."
1 Samuel 7:16 - "And he went from year to year in circuit to Beth-el, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged Israel in all those places."
Sampson's strength judges 16:30
Judges 16:16 - "And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, so that his soul was vexed unto death;"
Proverbs 8:16 - "By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth."
1 Chronicles 16:33 – "Then shall the trees of the forest sing for joy before the Lord, for he comes to judge the earth."
Judges 16:22 - "Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven."
1 Chronicles 16:33 – "Then shall the trees of the forest sing for joy before the Lord, for he comes to judge the earth."
Ezekiel 16:38 - "And I will judge thee, as women that break wedlock and shed blood are judged; and I will give thee blood in fury and jealousy."
Judges 16:4 - "¶ And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah."
John 16:11 - "Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged."
Judges 8:16 - "And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth."
Judges 6:16 - "And the LORD said unto him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man."
Judges 18:16 - "And the six hundred men appointed with their weapons of war, which were of the children of Dan, stood by the entering of the gate."
"¶ Nevertheless the LORD raised up judges, which delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them." - Judges 2:16
Judges 16:30 – "Samson said, 'Let me die with the Philistines!' Then he pushed with all his might, and down came the temple."
Judges 5:16 - "Why abodest thou among the sheepfolds, to hear the bleatings of the flocks? For the divisions of Reuben there were great searchings of heart."
Judges 10:16 - "And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the LORD: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel."
Judges 11:16 - "But when Israel came up from Egypt, and walked through the wilderness unto the Red sea, and came to Kadesh;"
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."
Genesis 49:16 - "¶ Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel."
Judges 21:16 - "Then the elders of the congregation said, How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing the women are destroyed out of Benjamin?"
"And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between every man and his brother, and the stranger that is with him." - Deuteronomy 1:16