Judges 16:29
27 Now the temple was full of men and women; all the lords of the Philistines were there, and about three thousand men and women were on the roof watching Samson entertain them.
28 Then Samson called out to the LORD: “O Lord GOD, please remember me. Strengthen me, O God, just once more, so that with one vengeful blow I may pay back the Philistines for my two eyes.”
And Samson reached out for the two central pillars supporting the temple. Bracing himself against them with his right hand on one pillar and his left hand on the other,
30 Samson said, “Let me die with the Philistines.” Then he pushed with all his might, and the temple fell on the lords and all the people in it. So in his death he killed more than he had killed in his life.
31 Then Samson’s brothers and his father’s family came down, carried him back, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of his father Manoah. And he had judged Israel twenty years.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- And Samson reached out for the two central pillars supporting the temple. Bracing himself against them with his right hand on one pillar and his left hand on the other,
- KJV
- And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house stood, and on which it was borne up, of the one with his right hand, and of the other with his left.
- WEB
- Samson took hold of the two middle pillars on which the house rested and leaned on them, the one with his right hand and the other with his left.
- ASV
- And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house rested, and leaned upon them, the one with his right hand, and the other with his left.
- DARBY
- And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house stood (and he supported himself upon them), the one with his right hand and the other with his left.
- BLB
- And Samson took hold of the middle two pillars on which the temple was established, and he braced himself against them, one on his right and one on his left.
- ÅB
- Så grep Samson om de to mellomste stolper, som huset hvilte på, og trykte seg inn til dem; den ene grep han om med sin høyre, og den andre med sin venstre hånd.
- OTB
- Samson rakte etter de to sentrale søylene som tempelet sto på, og støttet seg mot dem, med høyre hånd på den ene og venstre hånd på den andre.
- B1930
- Så grep Samson om de to mellemste stolper, som huset hvilte på, og trykte sig inn til dem; den ene grep han om med sin høire, og den andre med sin venstre hånd.