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Judges 16:2-4
International Children’s Bible
Judges 16:2-4
International Children’s Bible
2 Someone told the people of Gaza, “Samson has come here!” So they surrounded the place and hid and waited for him. Remaining very quiet, they stayed near the city gate all night. They said to each other, “When dawn comes, we will kill Samson!”
3 But Samson only stayed with the prostitute until midnight. Then he got up and took hold of the doors and the two posts of the city gate. He tore them loose, along with the bar. Then he put them on his shoulders. And he carried them to the top of the hill that faces the city of Hebron!
Samson and Delilah
4 After this, Samson fell in love with a woman named Delilah. She lived in the Valley of Sorek.
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Judges 16:2-4
New International Version
Judges 16:2-4
New International Version
2 The people of Gaza were told, “Samson is here!” So they surrounded the place and lay in wait for him all night at the city gate.(A) They made no move during the night, saying, “At dawn(B) we’ll kill him.”
3 But Samson lay there only until the middle of the night. Then he got up and took hold of the doors of the city gate, together with the two posts, and tore them loose, bar and all. He lifted them to his shoulders and carried them to the top of the hill that faces Hebron.(C)
4 Some time later, he fell in love(D) with a woman in the Valley of Sorek whose name was Delilah.(E)
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