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27 And the house[a] was full of men and women, and all of the rulers of the Philistines were there—about three thousand men and women were on the roof watching the performance of Samson.

Samson’s Revenge

28 And Samson called to Yahweh and said, “My Lord Yahweh, remember me! Please give me strength this one time, O God, so that I can repay with one act of revenge to the Philistines for my eyes.” 29 And Samson reached out and held two of the middle pillars on which the house[b] was resting, and he leaned on them, one on his right and one on his left.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 16:27 Or “temple”
  2. Judges 16:29 Or “temple”