Judges 16:1 - Compare All Versions
Judges 16:1-2 MSG (The Message)
Samson went to Gaza and saw a prostitute. He went to her. The news got around: “Samson’s here.” They gathered around in hiding, waiting all night for him at the city gate, quiet as mice, thinking, “At sunrise we’ll kill him.”
Judges 16:1 KJV (King James Version)
Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and went in unto her.
Judges 16:1 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
Now Samson went to Gaza and saw a harlot there, and went in to her.
Judges 16:1 NCV (New Century Version)
One day Samson went to Gaza and saw a prostitute there. He went in to spend the night with her.
Judges 16:1 ASV (American Standard Version)
And Samson went to Gaza, and saw there a harlot, and went in unto her.
Judges 16:1 NIV (New International Version)
One day Samson went to Gaza, where he saw a prostitute. He went in to spend the night with her.
Judges 16:1 NKJV (New King James Version)
Now Samson went to Gaza and saw a harlot there, and went in to her.
Judges 16:1 AMP (Amplified Bible)
Then Samson went to Gaza and saw a prostitute there, and went in to her.
Judges 16:1 NLT (New Living Translation)
One day Samson went to the Philistine town of Gaza and spent the night with a prostitute.
Judges 16:1 TPT (The Passion Translation)
One day, Samson went to Gaza, a Philistine town, and slept with a prostitute there.
Judges 16:1 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
Samson went to Gaza, and there he saw a prostitute, and he went in to her.