Judges 15:11 Meaning and Explanation
“Then three thousand men of Judah went to the top of the rock Etam, and said to Samson, Knowest thou not that the Philistines are rulers over us? what is this that thou hast done unto us? And he said unto them, As they did unto me, so have I done unto them.”
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Read Full Chapter →Three thousand men of Judah confront Samson, protesting that the Philistines rule over them, and Samson answers that he has only repaid what was done to him.
What Does Judges 15:11 Mean?
A startling number, three thousand men of Judah, comes not to fight the Philistines but to reason with Samson. They remind him that the Philistines are their rulers and blame him for endangering them. Samson answers simply that he has done to the Philistines as they did to him.
The verse reveals a people so resigned to bondage that they side against their own deliverer. Their words, the Philistines are rulers over us, expose a heart that has forgotten the God who reigns above all rulers. It is a sober picture of how easily the oppressed can accept their chains and resist the very help God sends.
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What does Judges 15:11 mean?
Three thousand men of Judah confront Samson, protesting that the Philistines rule over them, and Samson answers that he has only repaid what was done to him.