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 JUDGES 16

At Gaza, Samson's enemies ambush him, but he escapes. He then falls in love with Delilah. The Philistines induce Delilah to find the secret of his strength. Eventually he tells her that he will lose his strength with the loss of his hair. She calls for a servant to shave Samson, and he is captured by the Philistines. When he Philistine leaders assemble in a temple for a religious sacrifice to their god, they summon Samson to entertain them. Once inside the temple, Samson, his hair having grown long again, prays to the Lord, and removes the two pillars holding up the temple, destroying it and killing himself and everyone inside.

PEOPLE: Samson - Gazites - Delilah - Philistines - YHVH God

PLACES: Gaza - Hebron - Sorek - Zorah - Eshtaol

RELATED ARTICLES: City gate - Nazarite - Dagon - Manoah

ENGLISH TEXT: American Standard - Douay-Rheims - Free - King James - Jewish Publication Society - Tyndale - World English - Wycliffe