Judges 16:25
And while their hearts were merry, they said, “Call for Samson to entertain us.” So they called Samson out of the prison to entertain them. And they stationed him between the pillars.
And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make us sport. And they called for Samson out of the prison house; and he made them sport: and they set him between the pillars.
Note them: Heb. before them
When their hearts were merry, they said, “Call for Samson, that he may entertain us.” They called for Samson out of the prison; and he performed before them. They set him between the pillars;
And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make us sport. And they called for Samson out of the prison-house; and he made sport before them. And they set him between the pillars:
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- their hearts
- Judges 9:27; Judges 18:20; Judges 19:6, 9; 2 Samuel 13:28; 1 Kings 20:12; Esther 3:15; Isaiah 22:13; Daniel 5:2, 3; Matthew 14:6, 7
- them
- Heb. before them. sport.
- Job 30:9, 10; Psalm 35:15, 16; Psalm 69:12, 26; Proverbs 24:17, 18; Micah 7:8–10; Matthew 26:67, 68; Matthew 27:29, 39–44; Hebrews 11:36