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27 By then the temple was completely filled with people. The five Philistine leaders were there as well as three thousand people in the balconies[a] who were watching Samson and making fun of him.

28 Then Samson prayed to the Lord and said, “O Lord Jehovah, remember me again—please strengthen me one more time, so that I may pay back the Philistines for the loss of at least one of my eyes.”

29 Then Samson pushed against the pillars with all his might.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 16:27 in the balconies, literally, “on the roof.”

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