Judges 16:4
Judges · Old Testament · Chapter 16
“And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.”Judges 16:4
What Does Judges 16:4 Mean?
Judges 16:4 is found in the book of Judges, chapter 16, verse 4 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 12 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (12)
These passages are connected to Judges 16:4 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 22:14“The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.”Proverbs 23:27“For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.”1 Corinthians 10:6“Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.”1 Kings 11:1“But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites;”1 Kings 11:2“Of the nations concerning which the LORD said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon clave unto these in love.”Nehemiah 13:26“Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did outlandish women cause to sin.”Proverbs 5:4“But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.”Proverbs 23:28“She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.”Proverbs 26:11“As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.”Proverbs 27:22“Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.”Isaiah 5:2“And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes.”Numbers 13:23“And they came unto the brook of Eshcol, and cut down from thence a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they bare it between two upon a staff; and they brought of the pomegranates, and of the figs.”
People & Places
DelilahValley of Sorek
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