18 He became very thirsty and called out to the Lord, “You have accomplished this great victory through your servant. Must I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?” 19 So God split a hollow place in the ground at Lehi, and water came out of it. After Samson drank, his strength returned, and he revived.(A) That is why he named it Hakkore Spring,[a] which is still in Lehi today. 20 And he judged Israel twenty years in the days of the Philistines.

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  1. 15:19 = Spring of the One Who Cried Out

18 Because he was very thirsty, he cried out to the Lord,(A) “You have given your servant this great victory.(B) Must I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?” 19 Then God opened up the hollow place in Lehi, and water came out of it. When Samson drank, his strength returned and he revived.(C) So the spring(D) was called En Hakkore,[a] and it is still there in Lehi.

20 Samson led[b] Israel for twenty years(E) in the days of the Philistines.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 15:19 En Hakkore means caller’s spring.
  2. Judges 15:20 Traditionally judged