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18 Samson was now very thirsty. He called out to the Lord for help. He said, ‘You have helped me to win a great battle. Should I now die because I am so thirsty? Then these Philistines would do whatever they want to me.’

19 So God caused a hole to open in the ground near Lehi. Water poured out of it. Samson drank some water and he became strong again. Samson called the spring of water ‘En Hakkore’.[a] It is still there in Lehi.

20 Samson led Israel for 20 years while the Philistines continued to rule the land.

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Footnotes

  1. 15:19 ‘En Hakkore’ means ‘The spring of one who calls out for help’.