Judges 16:14

“And she fastened it with the pin, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awaked out of his sleep, and went away with the pin of the beam, and with the web.”

"And she fastened it with the pin, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awaked out of his sleep, and went away with the pin of the beam, and with the web." - Judges 16:14
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What does Judges 16:14 mean?

The Bible verse Judges 16:14 in the King James Version (KJV) states, "And she fastened it with the pin, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awaked out of his sleep, and went away with the pin of the beam, and with the web." This verse comes from the…

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Heavenly Father, In this solemn moment, we come before You, acknowledging Your sovereignty over all things and recognizing that in every circumstance, Your will shall prevail. As we reflect upon the story of Samson and Delilah captured in Judges 16:14—"And she fastened it with…

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Judges 16:14 - "And she fastened it with the pin, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awaked out of his sleep, and went away with the pin of the beam, and with the web."
judges 16:30
Judges 2:16 - "¶ Nevertheless the LORD raised up judges, which delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them."
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;"
Judges 16:1 - "Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and went in unto her."
Proverbs 8:16 - "By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth."
Judges 14:16 - "And Samson's wife wept before him, and said, Thou dost but hate me, and lovest me not: thou hast put forth a riddle unto the children of my people, and hast not told it me. And he said unto her, Behold, I have not told it my father nor my mother, and shall I tell it thee?"
Judges 11:14 - "And Jephthah sent messengers again unto the king of the children of Ammon:"
Judges 14:11 - "And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him."
Judges 16:22 - "Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven."
Judges 14:1 - "And Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines."
Judges 3:14 - "So the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years."
Judges 14:7 - "And he went down, and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well."
Judges 14:14 - "And he said unto them, Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not in three days expound the riddle."
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 9:14 - "Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, and reign over us."
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 14:20 - "But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend."
Judges 12:14 - "And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years."
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
Romans 14:13 - "Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother's way."
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."
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."