Judges 16:16 · KJV
“And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, {so} that his soul was vexed unto death; {vexed: Heb. shortened}”
— Judges 16:16
And she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thine heart {is} not with me? thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast not told me wherein thy great strength {lieth}.
That he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There hath not come a razor upon mine head; for I {have been} a Nazarite unto God from my mother's womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any {other} man.
Judges 16 — Context
And she fastened {it} with the pin, and said unto him, The Philistines {be} upon thee, Samson. And he awaked out of his sleep, and went away with the pin of the beam, and with the web.
15And she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thine heart {is} not with me? thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast not told me wherein thy great strength {lieth}.
16And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, {so} that his soul was vexed unto death; {vexed: Heb. shortened}
17That he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There hath not come a razor upon mine head; for I {have been} a Nazarite unto God from my mother's womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any {other} man.
18And when Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying, Come up this once, for he hath shewed me all his heart. Then the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and brought money in their hand.
Cross References
Proverbs 7:21-23
With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.
Luke 18:5
Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.
Job 21:4
As for me, {is} my complaint to man? and if {it were so}, why should not my spirit be troubled? {troubled: Heb. shortened?}
Jonah 4:9
And God said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, {even} unto death. {Doest...: or, Art thou greatly angry?} {I do well...: or, I am greatly angry}
Luke 11:8
I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.
Mark 14:24
And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many.
Proverbs 7:26-27
For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong {men} have been slain by her.