Commentaries:
Barnes' Notes
The Philistines have been mentioned as oppressors of Israel in Judges 3:31; Judges 10:7, Judges 10:11; and the Israelite worship of the gods of the Philistines is spoken of in Judges 10:6. But this is the first time that we have any detailed history in connection with the Philistines. They continned to be the prominent enemies of Israel until the time of David.
Forty years - The Philistine dominion began before the birth of Samson Judges 13:5, and was in force during Samson' s twenty years' judgeship Judges 14:4; Judges 15:20. The 40 years are, therefore, about coincident with Samson' s life.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
1 Samuel 4:1
1 Samuel 7:2
Joel 3:4
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