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Judges 16:23-31 (Basic)
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23 And the chiefs of the Philistines came together to make a great offering to Dagon their god, and to be glad; for they said, Our god has given into our hands Samson our hater. 24 And when the people saw him, they gave praise to their god; for they said, Our god has given into our hands the one who was fighting against us, who made our country waste, and who put great numbers of us to death. 25 Now when their hearts were full of joy, they said, Send for Samson to make sport for us. And they sent for Samson out of the prison-house, and he made sport before them; and they put him between the pillars. 26 And Samson said to the boy who took him by the hand, Let me put my hand on the pillars supporting the house, so that I may put my back against them. 27 Now the house was full of men and women; and all the lords of the Philistines were there; and about three thousand men and women were on the roof, looking on while Samson made sport. 28 And Samson, crying out to the Lord, said, O Lord God, do have me now in mind, and do make me strong only this once, O God, so that I may take one last payment from the Philistines for my two eyes. 29 Then Samson put his arms round the two middle pillars supporting the house, putting his weight on them, on one with his right hand and on the other with his left. 30 And Samson said, Let death overtake me with the Philistines. And he put out all his strength, and the house came down on the chiefs and on all the people who were in it. So the dead whom he sent to destruction by his death were more than all those on who 31 Then his brothers and his father's people came down and took him up and put his body to rest in the earth between Zorah and Eshtaol in the resting-place of Manoah his father. And he had been judge of Israel for twenty years.
This passage is referenced in the following study note(s):
(v. 25) Sermon: Sampson's strength (2015-05-17)
(v. 26) Sermon: Sampson's strength (2015-05-17)
(v. 27) Sermon: Sampson's strength (2015-05-17)
(v. 28) Sermon: Sampson's strength (2015-05-17)
(v. 29) Sermon: Sampson's strength (2015-05-17)
(v. 30) Sermon: Sampson's strength (2015-05-17)
Definition(s):
Dagon (Deh-gon): corn; a fish
Dagon (Dah-gon): corn; a fish
Eshtaol (Esh-te-oll): a strong woman
Israel (Iz-rehl): who prevails with God
Israel (Is-ra-el): who prevails with God
Manoah (Man-oh-a): rest; a present
Philistines (Fill-iss-tigns): those who dwell in villages
Samson (Sam-son): his sun; his service; there the second time
Zorah (Zoh-ra): leprosy; scab; hornet
So (Soh):
