Judges 15:12-14

Expanded Bible

¹² Then they said to him, “We have come to ·tie you up [bind you] and to hand you over to the Philistines.”

Samson said to them, “Promise me you will not ·hurt [attack; come against] me yourselves.”

¹³ The men from Judah said, “·We agree [^LNo; ^Cmeaning they wouldn’t hurt him]. We will just ·tie you up [bind you] and give you to the Philistines. We will not kill you.” So they tied Samson with two new ropes and led him up from the cave in the rock. ¹⁴ When Samson came to the Lehi, the Philistines came to meet him, ·shouting for joy [or with shouts of triumph; ^Lshouting]. Then the Spirit of the Lord ·entered Samson and gave him great power [came upon/rushed upon/empowered him; 14:19]. The ropes on him weakened like burned ·strings [flax] and [^Lhis bonds] fell off his hands!