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24 Upon seeing him, the people praised their god:

“Our god has handed over to us
our enemy, who destroyed our land
and killed so many of us.”

25 When they were in high spirits they said, “Summon Shimshon to amuse us.” So they called Shimshon out of the prison, and he amused them. When they put him between the columns, 26 Shimshon said to the boy holding him by the hand, “Let me feel the columns supporting the building, so that I can lean on them.”

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