KJV ORIGINAL
Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and went in unto her.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Then Samson went to Gaza, and there he saw a prostitute and slept with her.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse shows Samson making a morally compromising choice by visiting a prostitute in enemy territory.
📚 Historical Context
Gaza was one of the five major Philistine cities, making it dangerous territory for Samson, Israel's judge and enemy of the Philistines. During this period in Israel's history (around 1100 BC), the nation had no king and moral standards were often ignored. Samson, despite being set apart by God as a Nazirite with supernatural strength, repeatedly struggled with sexual temptation and poor decisions.
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