Judges 16:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
Judges 16:1 NIV
One day Samson went to Gaza, where he saw a prostitute. He went in to spend the night with her.
Judges 16:4 NIV
Some time later, he fell in love with a woman in the Valley of Sorek whose name was Delilah.
Judges 16:6 NIV
So Delilah said to Samson, “Tell me the secret of your great strength and how you can be tied up and subdued.”
Judges 16:7 NIV
Samson answered her, “If anyone ties me with seven fresh bowstrings that have not been dried, I’ll become as weak as any other man.”
Judges 16:8 NIV
Then the rulers of the Philistines brought her seven fresh bowstrings that had not been dried, and she tied him with them.
Judges 16:10 NIV
Then Delilah said to Samson, “You have made a fool of me; you lied to me. Come now, tell me how you can be tied.”
Judges 16:11 NIV
He said, “If anyone ties me securely with new ropes that have never been used, I’ll become as weak as any other man.”
Judges 16:26 NIV
Samson said to the servant who held his hand, “Put me where I can feel the pillars that support the temple, so that I may lean against them.”