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Delilah in the Bible.

The Philistines' woman, who learned the secret of Samson's strength. The King James Version names Delilah in 6 verses, from Judges 16:4 to Judges 16:18.

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Delilah’s family.

Herself
Delilah
Husbands, and their children
Samsonno children named

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Delilah’s own words.

Delilah speaks in 9 verses of the King James Version, all in Judges.

Her first words in the Bible
And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee.
Judges 16:6 ›

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Who Delilah was.

Languishing, a Philistine woman who dwelt in the valley of Sorek (Judg. 16:4-20). She was bribed by the “lords of the Philistines” to obtain from Samson the secret of his strength and the means of overcoming it (Judg. 16:4-18). She tried on three occasions to obtain from him this secret in vain. On the fourth occasion she wrung it from him. She made him sleep upon her knees, and then called the man who was waiting to help her; who “cut off the seven locks of his head,” and so his “strength went from him.”

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

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All 6 verses that name Delilah.

Judges 6

  • Judges 16:4And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.
  • Judges 16:6And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee.
  • Judges 16:10And Delilah said unto Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: now tell me, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest be bound.
  • Judges 16:12Delilah therefore took new ropes, and bound him therewith, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And there were liers in wait abiding in the chamber. And he brake them from off his arms like a thread.
  • Judges 16:13And Delilah said unto Samson, Hitherto thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: tell me wherewith thou mightest be bound. And he said unto her, If thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web.
  • Judges 16:18And when Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying, Come up this once, for he hath shewed me all his heart. Then the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and brought money in their hand.

Questions about Delilah.

Who was Delilah in the Bible?

The Philistines' woman, who learned the secret of Samson's strength. The King James Version names Delilah in 6 verses, from Judges 16:4 to Judges 16:18.

Who was Delilah’s husband?

Samson.

Where does Delilah speak in the Bible?

In 9 verses of the King James Version, all in Judges. Her first words are in Judges 16:6.

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