And she said, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times before, and shake myself. And he wist not that the LORD was departed from him.
What does Judges 16:20 mean?
See the fatal effects of false security.
Key themes
Anxiety and fearJustice and mercySalvationApostasy
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Keep this verse inside Judges 16:18-20 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
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Glossary
- Samson Person
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Of the sun, the son of Manoah, born at Zorah. The narrative of his life is given in Judg. 13-16. He was a “Nazarite unto God” from his birth, the first Nazarite mentioned in Scripture ( Judg. 13:3-5 ; comp. Num. 6:1-21 ).