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Judges 16:1-3 (NIRV)

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¹ One day Samson went to Gaza. There he saw a prostitute. He went in to spend the night with her. ² The people of Gaza were told, "Samson is here!" So they surrounded the place. They hid and waited for him at the city gate all night long. They didn't make any move against him during the night. They said, "Let's wait until the sun comes up. Then we'll kill him." ³ But Samson stayed there only until the middle of the night. Then he got up. He took hold of the doors of the city gate. He also took hold of the two doorposts. He tore them loose, together with their metal bar. He picked them up and put them on his shoulders. Then he carried them to the top of the hill that faces Hebron.

This passage is referenced in the following study note(s):
(v. 1) Sermon: Sampson's strength (2015-05-17)
(v. 2) Sermon: Sampson's strength (2015-05-17)
(v. 3) Sermon: Sampson's strength (2015-05-17)

Definition(s):
Gaza (Gah-za): strong; a goat
Samson (Sam-son): his sun; his service; there the second time
So (Soh):