Judges 16:1

Modern English Version

Samson went to Gaza. There he saw a prostitute and spent the night with her.

Cross References

Genesis 10:19

The border of the Canaanites was from Sidon toward Gerar to Gaza, and then to Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboyim, as far as Lasha.

Proverbs 7:8

passing through the street near her corner, taking the way to her house

Joshua 15:47

Ashdod, its towns and villages; Gaza, its towns and villages; as far as the Brook of Egypt, and the Mediterranean Sea with its coast.

Judges 1:18

Then Judah captured Gaza, Ashkelon, Ekron, and the territory belonging to each of these cities.

Judges 14:1

Samson went down to Timnah and saw a woman from the daughters of the Philistines.

Judges 16:2

The people of Gaza were told, “Samson has come here!” So they surrounded him and laid in wait for him all night at the city gate. They kept quiet all night, thinking, “In the morning light we will kill him.”