Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 15:10
And the men of Judah said, Why are ye come up against us? And they answered, To bind Samson are we come up, to do to him as he hath done to us.
Verse 10. To bind Samson are we come up] It seems they did not wish to come to an open rupture with the Israelites, provided they would deliver up him who was the cause of their disasters.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
And the men of Judah said,…. To the Philistines, very probably by a deputation, which they sent unto them, to know the reason of this formidable appearance:
why are ye come up against us? in this hostile manner, with such a number of forces, since they were not conscious to themselves that they had done anything to offend them; they had not attempted to cast off their yoke, they quietly submitted to their government, and had paid their whole tribute, as Josephus f represents them saying; they could not imagine what should be the meaning of all this:
and they answered, to bind Samson are we come up; that is, to oblige them to bind him, and deliver him into their hands:
to do to him as he hath done to us: to put him to death, as he had slain many of their people in the last rencounter with them.
f Ut supra. (Antiqu. l. 5. c. 8. sect. 8.)
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(10) Why are ye come up against us?Samson was not of the tribe of Judah, which seems to have been living in contented servitude.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
10. Why are ye come up against us Judah was at peace and submissive to his Philistine masters, and demanded reason for any show of further oppression.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
‘ And the men of Judah said, “Why have you come up against us?” And they replied, “We have come up to bind Samson, to do to him as he has done to us.” ’
The leading men of Judah sent messages to the Philistine camp to ask the purpose of this invasion by such a force. As far as they were aware they had paid all necessary tribute. The reply came back that they wanted Samson delivered up to them in order that he might be tried and punished for what he had done to the Philistines. They felt that what he had done went far beyond justifiable revenge, and he should have remembered that they were the masters.
Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
Jdg 15:10 And the men of Judah said, Why are ye come up against us? And they answered, To bind Samson are we come up, to do to him as he hath done to us.
Ver. 10. Why are ye come up against us? ] They choose rather to treat than to fight, though they had such a champion as Samson. Hosti discedenti pons aureus extruendus est, et magno precio, precibus, patientia et prudentia, alma pax redimenda. War is woeful, peace a precious commodity: yet not to be sought with the loss of truth. Zec 8:19
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
men. Hebrew. ‘ish. App-14.
as = according as.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
15:10 And the men of Judah said, Why are ye come up against us? And they answered, To {f} bind Samson are we come up, to do to him as he hath done to us.
(f) And so being our prisoner to punish him.