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Judges 15:12

Samson

10 “Why have you attacked us?” said the men of Judah. The Philistines replied, “We have come to arrest Samson and pay him back for what he has done to us.”

11 In response, three thousand men of Judah went to the cave at the rock of Etam, and they asked Samson, “Do you not realize that the Philistines rule over us? What have you done to us?” “I have done to them what they did to me,” he replied.

But they said to him, “We have come down to arrest you and hand you over to the Philistines.” Samson replied, “Swear to me that you will not kill me yourselves.”

13 “No,” they answered, “we will not kill you, but we will tie you up securely and hand you over to them.” So they bound him with two new ropes and led him up from the rock.

14 When Samson arrived in Lehi, the Philistines came out shouting against him. And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him. The ropes on his arms became like burnt flax, and the bonds broke loose from his hands.

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BSB
But they said to him, “We have come down to arrest you and hand you over to the Philistines.” Samson replied, “Swear to me that you will not kill me yourselves.”
KJV
And they said unto him, We are come down to bind thee, that we may deliver thee into the hand of the Philistines. And Samson said unto them, Swear unto me, that ye will not fall upon me yourselves.
WEB
They said to him, “We have come down to bind you, that we may deliver you into the hand of the Philistines.” Samson said to them, “Swear to me that you will not attack me yourselves.”
ASV
And they said unto him, We are come down to bind thee, that we may deliver thee into the hand of the Philistines. And Samson said unto them, Swear unto me, that ye will not fall upon me yourselves.
DARBY
And they said to him, We are come down to bind thee, that we may give thee into the hand of the Philistines. And Samson said to them, Swear to me that ye will not fall on me yourselves.
BLB
And they said to him, “We have come down to bind you, that we may deliver you into the hand of the Philistines.” And Samson said to them, “Swear to me that you⁺ will not kill me yourselves.”
ÅB
Da sa de til ham: Vi har draget ned for å binde deg og gi deg i filistrenes hånd. Og Samson sa til dem: Sverg meg til at ikke dere vil slå meg ihjel!
OTB
De sa til ham: "Vi har kommet for å binde deg og overgi deg til filisterne." Samson sa: "Sverg for meg at dere ikke vil drepe meg selv."
B1930
Da sa de til ham: Vi har draget ned for å binde dig og gi dig i filistrenes hånd. Og Samson sa til dem: Sverg mig til at ikke I vil slå mig ihjel!

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Cross references

  • Matthew 27:2

    They bound Him, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate the governor.

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  • 1 Kings 2:34

    So Benaiah son of Jehoiada went up, struck down Joab, and killed him. He was buried at his own home in the wilderness.

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  • Judges 8:21

    Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, “Get up and kill us yourself, for as the man is, so is his strength.” So Gideon got up and killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and he took the crescent ornaments from the necks of their camels.

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  • Acts 7:25

    He assumed his brothers would understand that God was using him to deliver them, but they did not.

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  • 1 Kings 2:25

    So King Solomon sent the order to Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who struck down Adonijah, and he died.

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