Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
After this it came about that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.
King James Version
And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.
Holman Bible
Some time later, he fell in love with a woman named Delilah, who lived in the Sorek Valley.
International Standard Version
After this incident, he loved a woman in Sorek Valley whose name was Delilah.
A Conservative Version
And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.
American Standard Version
And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.
Amplified
After this he fell in love with a [Philistine] woman [living] in the Valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.
Bible in Basic English
Now after this, he was in love with a woman in the valley of Sorek, named Delilah.
Darby Translation
After this he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Deli'lah.
Julia Smith Translation
And it will be after this, and he will love a woman in the valley of Shorek, and her name Delilah.
King James 2000
And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.
Lexham Expanded Bible
After this he fell in love [with] a woman in the wadi of Sorek, and her name [was] Delilah.
Modern King James verseion
And it happened afterwards, he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And after that he loved a woman, upon the river of Sorek, called Delilah
NET Bible
After this Samson fell in love with a woman named Delilah, who lived in the Sorek Valley.
New Heart English Bible
It came to pass afterward, that he fell in love with a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.
The Emphasized Bible
And it came to pass, after this, that he loved a woman in the ravine of Shorek, whose, name, was Delilah.
Webster
And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.
World English Bible
It came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.
Youngs Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass afterwards that he loveth a woman in the valley of Sorek, and her name is Delilah,
Themes
Conspiracy » Instances of » Delilah, against samson
Deception » Instances of » Delilah deceives samson
Evil » Associations » Results of » Misery
Friends » False friends » Delilah was false to samson
Samson » A life of contrasts » Yet under the power of carnal appetites
Samson » Cohabits with delilah, a prostitute; her machinations with the philistines to overcome him
Valleys » Mentioned in scripture » Sorek
Women » Instances of » Delilah, in her conspiracy against samson
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Judges 16:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Samson And Delilah
3 But Samson lay till midnight, and at midnight he arose and took hold of the doors of the gate of the city and the two posts, and pulled them up, bar and all, and put them on his shoulders and carried them to the top of the hill that is in front of Hebron. 4 After this it came about that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah. 5 And the lords of the Philistines came up to her and said to her, "Seduce him, and see where his great strength lies, and by what means we may overpower him, that we may bind him to humble him. And we will each give you 1,100 pieces of silver."
Cross References
1 Kings 11:1
Now King Solomon loved many foreign women, along with the daughter of Pharaoh: Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian, and Hittite women,
Nehemiah 13:26
Did not Solomon king of Israel sin on account of such women? Among the many nations there was no king like him, and he was beloved by his God, and God made him king over all Israel. Nevertheless, foreign women made even him to sin.
Proverbs 22:14
The mouth of forbidden women is a deep pit; he with whom the LORD is angry will fall into it.
Proverbs 23:27
For a prostitute is a deep pit; an adulteress is a narrow well.
Proverbs 26:11
Like a dog that returns to his vomit is a fool who repeats his folly.
Proverbs 27:22
Crush a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, yet his folly will not depart from him.
1 Corinthians 10:6
Now these things took place as examples for us, that we might not desire evil as they did.