But it came to passwithin a whileafter, in the time of wheatharvest, thatSamsonvisited his wifewith a kid; and he said, I will go in to my wifeinto the chamber. But her fatherwould not suffer him to go in.
And her fathersaid, I verilythoughtthatthouhadstutterlyhated her; therefore I gave her to thy companion: is not her youngersisterfairerthan she? take her, I praythee, instead of her.
And when he had set the brands on fire, he let them go into the standingcorn of the Philistines, and burnt up both the shocks, and also the standingcorn, with the vineyards and olives.
Then the Philistinessaid, Who hathdonethis? And theyanswered, Samson, the son in law of the Timnite, because he had taken his wife, and given her to his companion. And the Philistinescame up, and burnt her and her fatherwithfire.
Thenthreethousand men of Judahwent to the top of the rockEtam, and said to Samson, Knowestthou not that the Philistines are rulersover us? what is thisthatthouhastdoneunto us? And he saiduntothem, As they did unto me, so have I doneuntothem.
And theysaidunto him, We are comedown to bindthee, that we may delivertheeinto the hand of the Philistines. And Samsonsaiduntothem, Swearunto me, that ye will not fallupon me yourselves.
And theyspakeunto him, saying, No; but we willbindtheefast, and delivertheeintotheirhand: but surely we will not killthee. And theybound him with two new cords, and brought him up from the rock.
And when he cameuntoLehi, the Philistinesshoutedagainst him: and the spirit of the LORDcamemightilyupon him, and the cordsthatwereupon his armsbecame as flaxthat was burntwithfire, and his bandsloosedfrom off his hands.
And he was soreathirst, and called on the LORD, and said, Thouhastgiventhisgreatdeliveranceinto the hand of thy servant: and now shall I die for thirst, and fallinto the hand of the uncircumcised?
But God clave an hollowplacethat was in the jaw, and therecamewaterthereout; and when he had drunk, his spiritcameagain, and he revived: wherefore he called the namethereofEnhakkore, which is in Lehiuntothis day.