And when the people saw him, they praised their god: for they said, Our god hath delivered into our hands our enemy, and the destroyer of our country, which slew many of us.
When the people saw him, they praised their god, saying, 'Our god has handed over to us our enemy, the one who destroyed our country and killed many of our people.'
The Philistines celebrated and gave credit to their god for capturing Samson, their greatest enemy who had caused them so much destruction.
📚 Historical Context
In the Book of Judges, Samson was a powerful judge of Israel chosen by God to deliver His people from the oppression of the Philistines, a rival nation that worshipped pagan gods. After Samson was betrayed by Delilah and his strength was taken away, he was captured and brought before the Philistines, who celebrated his defeat as a great victory. The Philistines attributed this event to their god, seeing Samson as the enemy who had previously destroyed their people and property.
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