⁷ Samson said to them, “Since you’ve acted like this, I swear that I won’t stop until I get my revenge on you.” ⁸ He attacked them viciously and slaughtered many of them. Then he went down and stayed in a cave in the rock^(A) of Etam.^(B)

⁹ The Philistines went up and camped in Judah, spreading out near Lehi.^(C)