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Judges 15:14 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" When he came to Lehi, the Philistines shouted as they met him. Then the LORD’s Spirit came mightily on him, and the ropes that were on his arms became as flax that was burned with fire; and his bands dropped from off his hands. "

Judges 15:14

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12 They said to him, “We have come down to bind you, that we may deliver you into the hand of the Philistines.” Samson said to them, “Swear to me that you will not attack me yourselves.”

13 They spoke to him, saying, “No, but we will bind you securely and deliver you into their hands; but surely we will not kill you.” They bound him with two new ropes, and brought him up from the rock.

14 When he came to Lehi, the Philistines shouted as they met him. Then the LORD’s Spirit came mightily on him, and the ropes that were on his arms became as flax that was burned with fire; and his bands dropped from off his hands.

15 He found a fresh jawbone of a donkey, put out his hand, took it, and struck a thousand men with it.

16 Samson said, “With the jawbone of a donkey, heaps on heaps; with the jawbone of a donkey I have struck a thousand men.”

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Judges 14:19

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"The LORD’s Spirit came mightily on him, and he went down to Ashkelon and struck thirty men of them. He took their plunder, then gave the changes of clothing to those who declared the riddle. His anger burned, and he went up to his father’s house."

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2 Samuel 23:10

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"He arose and struck the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand froze to the sword; and the LORD worked a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to take plunder."

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Judges 16:12

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"So Delilah took new ropes and bound him with them, then said to him, “The Philistines are on you, Samson!” The ambush was waiting in the inner room. He broke them off his arms like a thread."

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1 Samuel 10:10

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"When they came there to the hill, behold, a band of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came mightily on him, and he prophesied among them."

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1 Samuel 31:9

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"They cut off his head, stripped off his armor, and sent into the land of the Philistines all around, to carry the news to the house of their idols and to the people."

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1 Chronicles 10:9

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"They stripped him and took his head and his armor, then sent into the land of the Philistines all around to carry the news to their idols and to the people."

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Judges 15:1

"But after a while, in the time of wheat harvest, Samson visited his wife with a young goat. He said, “I will go in to my wife’s room.” But her father wouldn’t allow him to go in."

Judges 15:2

"Her father said, “I most certainly thought that you utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to your companion. Isn’t her younger sister more beautiful than she? Please, take her instead.”"

Judges 15:3

"Samson said to them, “This time I will be blameless in the case of the Philistines when I harm them.”"

Judges 15:4

"Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and took torches, and turned tail to tail, and put a torch in the middle between every two tails."

Judges 15:5

"When he had set the torches on fire, he let them go into the standing grain of the Philistines, and burned up both the shocks and the standing grain, and also the olive groves."

Judges 15:6

"Then the Philistines said, “Who has done this?” They said, “Samson, the son-in-law of the Timnite, because he has taken his wife and given her to his companion.” The Philistines came up, and burned her and her father with fire."

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