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Judges 16:23-31 (GN)
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23 The Philistine kings met together to celebrate and offer a great sacrifice to their god Dagon. They sang, "Our god has given us victory over our enemy Samson!" 24 They were enjoying themselves, and so they said, "Call Samson, and let's make him entertain us!" When they brought Samson out of the prison, they made him entertain them and made him stand between the columns. When the people saw him, they sang praise to 25 (SEE 16:24) 26 Samson said to the boy who was leading him by the hand, "Let me touch the columns that hold up the building. I want to lean on them." 27 The building was crowded with men and women. All five Philistine kings were there, and there were about three thousand men and women on the roof, watching Samson entertain them. 28 Then Samson prayed, "Sovereign LORD, please remember me; please, God, give me my strength just this one time more, so that with this one blow I can get even with the Philistines for putting out my two eyes." 29 So Samson took hold of the two middle columns holding up the building. Putting one hand on each column, he pushed against them 30 and shouted, "Let me die with the Philistines!" He pushed with all his might, and the building fell down on the five kings and everyone else. Samson killed more people at his death than he had killed during his life. 31 His brothers and the rest of his family came down to get his body. They took him back and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of his father Manoah. He had been Israel's leader 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):
Eshtaol (Esh-te-oll): a strong woman
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):
