came down Gaza lay near the sea; Samson's home was on the slopes of the Central Range. The Philistines" quarrel was not with the kinsmen; they were not refused the right of sepulture. Contrast 1 Samuel 31:10 f.

Manoah his father Strictly speaking, the ancestor of the family. See notes on Judges 13:2; Judges 13:25.

The usual formula closes the narrative in the manner of Rd. See on Judges 3:10.

For the exploit of Shamgar against the Philistines see note on Judges 3:31.

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