Judges 16
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 16:23-26

23Now the lords of the Philistines assembled to offer a great sacrifice to 1Dagon their god, and to rejoice, for they said, “Our god has given Samson our enemy into our hands.” 24When the people saw him, 2they praised their god, for they said, “Our god has given our enemy into our hands, Even the destroyer of our country, Who has slain many of us.” 25It so happened when 3they were in high spirits, that they said, “Call for Samson, that he may amuse us.” So they called for Samson from the prison, and he 4entertained them. And they made him stand between the pillars. 26Then Samson said to the boy who was holding his hand, “Let me feel the pillars on which the house rests, that I may lean against them.”

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Notes

  1. 1. Judges 16:23 1 Sam 5:2 ↩
  2. 2. Judges 16:24 1 Sam 31:9; 1 Chr 10:9; Ps 97:7 ↩
  3. 3. Judges 16:25 Lit their heart was pleasant ↩
  4. 4. Judges 16:25 Lit made sport before them ↩

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