Judges 16:29 - Forerunner Commentary

Judges 16:29

27 Now the temple was full of men and women. All the lords of the Philistines were there—about three thousand men and women on the ^aroof watching while Samson performed.

28 Then Samson called to the Lord, saying, “O Lord God, ^aremember me, I pray! Strengthen me, I pray, just this once, O God, that I may with one blow take vengeance on the Philistines for my two eyes!”

29 And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars which supported the temple, and he braced himself against them, one on his right and the other on his left.

30 Then Samson said, “Let me die with the Philistines!” And he pushed with all his might, and the temple fell on the lords and all the people who were in it. So the dead that he killed at his death were more than he had killed in his life.

31 And his brothers and all his father’s household came down and took him, and brought him up and ^aburied him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of his father Manoah. He had judged Israel ^btwenty years.

Verse Comparison: Judges 16:29

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American Standard Version
And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house rested, and leaned upon them, the one with his right hand, and the other with his left.

Amplified® Bible
And Samson laid hold of the two middle pillars by which the house was borne up, one with his right hand and the other with his left.

Contemporary English Version
Samson was standing between the two middle columns that held up the roof. He felt around and found one column with his right hand, and the other with his left hand.

Darby English Version
And Samson grasped the two middle pillars upon which the house rested, and he leaned his weight upon them, his right hand on the one and his left hand on the other.

Good News Bible
So Samson took hold of the two middle columns holding up the building. Putting one hand on each column, he pushed against them

King James Version
And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house stood, and on which it was borne up, of the one with his right hand, and of the other with his left.

New American Standard Bible
Samson grasped the two middle pillars on which the house rested, and braced himself against them, the one with his right hand and the other with his left.

New International Version
Then Samson reached toward the two central pillars on which the temple stood. Bracing himself against them, his right hand on the one and his left hand on the other,

New King James Version
And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars which supported the temple, and he braced himself against them, one on his right and the other on his left.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Samson grasped the two middle pillars on which the house rested, and braced himself against them, the one with his right hand and the other with his left.

Revised Standard Version
And Samson grasped the two middle pillars upon which the house rested, and he leaned his weight upon them, his right hand on the one and his left hand on the other.

Young's Literal Translation
And Samson turneth aside `to' the two middle pillars, on which the house is established, and on which it is supported, `to' the one with his right hand, and one with his left;

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