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Finding Samson's weakness had taking some nagging, but after giving false information three times (closer every time), her constant badgering paid off. Finding out that the man got his strength because of an oath to Yahweh made on his behalf—a Nazarite vow concerning no cutting of his hair [1]—she arranged for a barber to come while he slept. The Jewish sages said Delilah's name implies what she did to Samson ("She dwindles"). [1] Because Samson allowed his spiritual state to become diminished, he was vulnerable to losing his strength by having his hair cut. [12] Even before Delilah is mentioned, the length of Samson's career is described. [13] Normally the length of someone's life or career in the Old Testament is mentioned last for a character to signify the end of his relevance to the narrative. David Kimhi notes that it is mentioned at the peak of his career; which implies that mentions of Samson afterwards marks his decline and downfall. [14] This might explain why Samson eventually told Delilah of his weakness, even though she repeatedly betrayed him before. It is possible he was not fully aware that cutting his hair would cause God to allow him to lose his strength; since it was actually the decline of his spiritual state that caused him to lose God's favor. [12]

a b Heaster, Duncan (2017). Micah: Old Testament New European Christadelphian Commentary. ISBN 9780244031282 . Retrieved October 30, 2017. Late aggadah say that Samson and Delilah had sons together who were strong like their father; Eldad ha-Dani claims that their sons resided in the land of Havilah and each had voices as "triumphal...as a lion's roar". [11] Medieval midrash propose that Delilah was the mother of Micah from the biblical narrative of Micah's Idol. [15] This theory rests on the fact that, in Judges 17, Micah's mother gives her son 1,100 silver coins to construct his idol, similar to how Delilah was promised 1,100 silver coins to betray her lover by the Philistine leaders. [15] This tradition explains the conflation of Delilah and Micah's mother by noting that Bible introduces the narrative of Micah's Idol immediately after the narrative of Samson and Delilah. [15] Rashi disputes this theory, as the Seder Olam Rabbah states that Micah and Samson were not contemporaries and that Micah lived during the time of Othniel. [15] Christian interpretations [ edit ] Josef Worlicek's Samson and Delilah (1844) Josephus and Pseudo-Philo both view Delilah as a Philistine and a prostitute; Josey Bridges Snyder theorizes that this may be due to the fact that Book of Judges portrays Samson as being attracted to both Philistine women ( Judges 14:1) and prostitutes ( Judges 16:1). [6] Pseudo-Philo also writes that Delilah was Samson's wife. [6] The Talmud says that Delilah used sex to get Samson to reveal his secret, in spite of the fact that the biblical text does not state that the two had a sexual relationship, [6] while midrash state that Delilah harassed Samson verbally and physically during sex to get him to tell her the source of his strength. [11] Midrashim on Delilah reveal negative attitudes toward non-Jewish women [11] and are supposed to "demonstrate the havoc that a foreign woman could wreak". [11] The midrash says that Samson lost his strength because of his relationship with Delilah, a foreign woman, and not because his hair was cut, [11] and that the angel who foretold Samson's birth to his mother knew that Delilah would cause him to break his Nazirite vow. [11] Smith, Preserved (1930). A History of Modern Culture. Cambridge, ENG, UK: Cambridge University Press. p.387. ISBN 978-1-108-07464-3.

Rogerson, John W. (1999). Chronicle of the Old Testament Kings: The Reign-By-Reign Record of the Rulers of Ancient Israel. London: Thames & Hudson. p. 62. ISBN 0-500-05095-3. Delilah, of Sorek, was the last mistress of Samson, the Danite judge of the people of Israel. She came under hire of the Philistine land owners to find out what gave him his superhuman strength. With a promise of 1100 shekels of from each of them, she set out to bring the Hebrew strongman to an end of his "reign of terror" which he had waged against the Philistines for twenty years. Do you like to be humiliated about this? I humiliate on many subjects, this is just one of many. I am amazing at any kind of humiliation. Make sure to let me know ahead of time if there is any “sensitive areas or issues” you would like to be “off limits”. Also, if crying is some kind of level that you would consider a stopping point, you need to let me know AHEAD OF THE SESSION.

It is clear that the Philistines knew nothing of Hebrew Law, for the long hair was certainly not the norm in that society. Giants ruled the day, not men with the braided hair of a woman. Alas, though, the loom was shattered when Samson awoke with a start for the third time. Supposedly sober (he was not supposed to drink strong drink), the mighty Samson had seemed to have won. But his femme fatale was no quitter. Turning on the tears, she questioned his love for her. Pouts reached a new level. And finally, Samson broke under pressure. The Nazarite vow was the key. He was dedicated to Yahweh, the God of Israel. All Delilah had to do was cut his his braided hair. Delilah also appears as a character in a number of works of art. John Milton's closet drama Samson Agonistes, an allegory for the downfall of the Puritans and the restoration of the English monarchy, [33] casts Delilah as an unrepentant, but sympathetic, deceiver [34] and speaks approvingly of the subjugation of women. [34] I enjoy what I do but can only do so when I see that you are having fun, too. If you aren’t happy about something, you better speak up or you will be depriving me of having a good time. Some scholarly commentary on Delilah centers on her gender. In the Feminist Companion to Judges, Carol Smith says that feminist commentators tend to stress Delilah's positive qualities, explain her negative ones, or ignore her in favor of "other biblical women who are more amenable to reinterpretation in a positive way". [23] James D. G. Dunn and John William Rogerson feel that the Bible portrays Delilah as "a doubly dangerous woman given her apparent independence", noting that she is not "identified by a male relationship - the wife, daughter or sister of anyone" but simply "appears in her own right". [10] Conversely, Phillip Lopate writes "while the message of Samson's fall, like Adam's, would seem to be cautionary and misogynistic, underneath we see his time with Delilah as a liberating fantasy....Don't we secretly rejoice at his having the good sense to follow the route of his desire, to free himself from the 'good boy' Nazirite onus by putting himself in temptation's way?" [27]

Most Christian commentary on Delilah condemns her. Saint Ambrose represents Delilah as a Philistine prostitute [6] and declares that "men should avoid marriage with those outside the faith, lest, instead of love of one's spouse, there be treachery." [6] Marbodius of Rennes uses the examples of Delilah, Eve, Lot's daughters, Herodias, Clytemnestra, and Procne to illustrate that women are a "pleasant evil, at once a honeycomb and a poison". [16] Christian commentators have viewed Samson as a type of Jesus Christ, based on similarities between Samson's story and the life of Jesus as portrayed in the New Testament [17] [18] Samson's betrayal by Delilah has also been compared to Jesus' betrayal by Judas Iscariot; [18] both Delilah and Judas were paid in pieces of silver for their respective deeds. [19] However, Thomas de Vio Cajetan views Delilah in a somewhat sympathetic light, suggesting that she never intended Samson to be killed or wounded. He asserts that Delilah accepted a bribe from the Philistine leaders because they convinced her that Samson would merely be weakened. [6] a b c d Dunn, James D.G.; Rogerson, John William, eds. (2003). Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible. Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. pp.200–201. ISBN 9780802837110. Perlove, Shelley; Silver, Larry (2008). Rembrandt's Faith: Church and Temple in the Dutch Golden Age. p.108. ISBN 978-0271048383 . Retrieved November 5, 2017.