Judges 16:31 Meaning and Explanation
“Then his brethren and all the house of his father came down, and took him, and brought him up, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the buryingplace of Manoah his father. And he judged Israel twenty years.”
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Read Full Chapter →Samson's family recovers his body and buries him in his father's tomb; he had judged Israel twenty years.
What Does Judges 16:31 Mean?
Samson's brothers and his whole father's house come down, recover his body, and carry him home, burying him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of his father Manoah. The chapter closes by noting that he had judged Israel for twenty years.
The flawed deliverer is brought home and laid to rest among his own, honored in death by the family of his beginning. The summary of twenty years reminds us that, for all his failings, Samson truly served as God's instrument for his people. His story ends not in disgrace but in a measure of dignity, a testimony that God can weave even a broken life into His larger purpose, and that grace accompanies His servants to the grave and beyond.
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What does Judges 16:31 mean?
Samson's family recovers his body and buries him in his father's tomb; he had judged Israel twenty years.