Jueces 15:10

10 Los hombres de Judá preguntaron:—¿Por qué han venido a luchar contra nosotros?—Hemos venido a tomar prisionero a Sansón —les respondieron—, para hacerle lo mismo que nos hizo a nosotros.

Jueces 15:10 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 15:10

And the men of Judah said
To the Philistines, very probably by a deputation, which they sent unto them, to know the reason of this formidable appearance:

why are ye come up against us?
in this hostile manner, with such a number of forces, since they were not conscious to themselves that they had done anything to offend them; they had not attempted to cast off their yoke, they quietly submitted to their government, and had paid their whole tribute, as Josephus ^F6 represents them saying; they could not imagine what should be the meaning of all this:

and they answered, to bind Samson are we come up;
that is, to oblige them to bind him, and deliver him into their hands:

to do to him as he hath done to us:
to put him to death, as he had slain many of their people in the last rencounter with them.

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FOOTNOTES:

F6 Ut supra. (Antiqu. l. 5. c. 8. sect. 8.)

Jueces 15:10 In-Context

8 Y los atacó tan furiosamente que causó entre ellos una tremenda masacre. Luego se fue a vivir a una cueva, que está en la peña de Etam.

9 Los filisteos subieron y acamparon en Judá, incursionando cerca de Lejí.

10 Los hombres de Judá preguntaron:—¿Por qué han venido a luchar contra nosotros?—Hemos venido a tomar prisionero a Sansón —les respondieron—, para hacerle lo mismo que nos hizo a nosotros.

11 Entonces tres mil hombres de Judá descendieron a la cueva en la peña de Etam y le dijeron a Sansón:—¿No te das cuenta de que los filisteos nos gobiernan? ¿Por qué nos haces esto?—Simplemente les he hecho lo que ellos me hicieron a mí —contestó él.

12 Ellos le dijeron:—Hemos venido a atarte, para entregarte en manos de los filisteos.—Júrenme que no me matarán ustedes mismos —dijo Sansón.