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And they compassed him in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, Let be till morning light, then we will kill him. <span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/16-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>And Samson lay till midnight, and arose at midnight, and laid hold of the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and plucked them up, bar and all, and put them upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of the mountain that is before Hebron.</p> <p class="hdg">Samson and Delilah</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/16-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah. <span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/16-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him: and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver. <span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/16-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee. <span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/16-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven green withes that were never dried, then shall I become weak, and be as another man. <span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/16-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green withes which had not been dried, and she bound him with them. <span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/16-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Now she had liers-in-wait abiding in the inner chamber. And she said unto him, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And he brake the withes, as a string of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. So his strength was not known.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/16-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>And Delilah said unto Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: now tell me, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest be bound. <span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/16-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>And he said unto her, If they only bind me with new ropes wherewith no work hath been done, then shall I become weak, and be as another man. <span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/16-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>So Delilah took new ropes, and bound him therewith, and said unto him, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And the liers-in-wait were abiding in the inner chamber. And he brake them off his arms like a thread.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/16-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>And Delilah said unto Samson, Hitherto thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: tell me wherewith thou mightest be bound. And he said unto her, If thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web. <span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/16-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>And she fastened it with the pin, and said unto him, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And he awaked out of his sleep, and plucked away the pin of the beam, and the web.</p> <p class="hdg">Delilah Discovers the Secret</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/16-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>And she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thy heart is not with me? thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast not told me wherein thy great strength lieth. <span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/16-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, that his soul was vexed unto death. <span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/16-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>And he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There hath not come a razor upon my head; for I have been a Nazirite unto God from my mother's womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/16-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>And when Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying, Come up this once, for he hath told me all his heart. Then the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and brought the money in their hand. <span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/16-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and shaved off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him. <span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/16-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>And she said, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times, and shake myself free. But he knew not that Jehovah was departed from him. <span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/16-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>And the Philistines laid hold on him, and put out his eyes; and they brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison-house. <span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/16-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven.</p> <p class="hdg">Samson's Vengeance and Death</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/16-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>And the lords of the Philistines gathered them together to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice; for they said, Our god hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/16-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>And when the people saw him, they praised their god; for they said, Our god hath delivered into our hand our enemy, and the destroyer of our country, who hath slain many of us.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/16-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make us sport. And they called for Samson out of the prison-house; and he made sport before them. And they set him between the pillars: <span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/16-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>and Samson said unto the lad that held him by the hand, Suffer me that I may feel the pillars whereupon the house resteth, that I may lean upon them. <span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/16-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>Now the house was full of men and women; and all the lords of the Philistines were there; and there were upon the roof about three thousand men and women, that beheld while Samson made sport.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/16-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>And Samson called unto Jehovah, and said, O Lord Jehovah, remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes. <span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/16-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house rested, and leaned upon them, the one with his right hand, and the other with his left. <span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/16-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that were therein. So the dead that he slew at his death were more than they that he slew in his life. <span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/16-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>Then his brethren and all the house of his father came down, and took him, and brought him up, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the burying-place of Manoah his father. And he judged Israel twenty years.</p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">American Standard Version, 1901<br /><br /><a href="//bereanbible.com">Section Headings Courtesy BereanBible.com<br />© 2013, 2014 Used by Permission</a><span class="p"><br /><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../judges/15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Judges 15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Judges 15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../judges/17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Judges 17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Judges 17" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpad/judges/16-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe src="//biblemenus.com/adframe120.htm" width="122" height="602" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br /></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnm2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span></div></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>