Judges 16:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And it was told the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they compassed him in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, In the morning, when it is day, we shall kill him.”
Judges 16:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Judges 16:2 in 6 Bible Translations
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Judges 16:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The Gazites were told, “Samson is here!” They surrounded him and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, “Wait until morning light; then we will kill him.””
Judges 16:2 — World English Bible
Judges 16:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And it was told the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they compassed him in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, Let be till morning light, then we will kill him. ”
Judges 16:2 — American Standard Version
Judges 16:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“<FI> it is told<Fi> to the Gazathites, saying, `Samson hath come in hither;' and they go round and lay wait for him all the night at the gate of the city, and keep themselves silent all the night, saying, `Till the light of the morning--then we have slain him.'”
Judges 16:2 — Young's Literal Translation
Judges 16:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“[And it was told] the Gazathites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they surrounded [him], and laid wait for him all night at the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, In the morning light we will kill him. ”
Judges 16:2 — Darby Translation
Judges 16:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And it was tolde to the Azzahites, Samson is come hither. And they went about, and laied wayte for him all night in the gate of the citie, and were quiet all the nyght, saying, Abide till the morning earely, and we shall kill him.”
Judges 16:2 — Geneva Bible
Judges 16:2 in Context — Judges 16
1 Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and went in unto her.
2 And it was told the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they compassed him in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, In the morning, when it is day, we shall kill him.
3 And Samson lay till midnight, and arose at midnight, and took the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and went away with them, bar and all, and put them upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of an hill that is before Hebron.
4 And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.
What Does Judges 16:2 Mean?
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