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24 When the people saw Samson, they praised their god. They said,

“Our god has handed our enemy over to us.
    Our enemy has destroyed our land.
    He has killed large numbers of our people.”

25 After they had drunk a lot of wine, they shouted, “Bring Samson out. Let him put on a show for us.” So they called Samson out of the prison. He put on a show for them.

They had him stand near the temple pillars. 26 Then he spoke to the servant who was holding his hand. He said, “Put me where I can feel the pillars. I’m talking about the ones that hold up the temple. I want to lean against them.”

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