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[10] [22] With Samson's consent, given on the condition that the Judahites would not kill him themselves, they tie him with two new ropes and are about to hand him over to the Philistines when he breaks free of the ropes. [21] [22] Using the jawbone of an ass, he slays 1,000 Philistines. [21] [22] [23]
Samson Slays 1,000 Philistines, 1860 woodcut by Julius Schnorr von Karolsfeld Then with what trivial weapon came to hand, The jaw of a dead ass, his sword of bone, A thousand foreskins fell (lines 129–134, 142–4) Although he is great, the Chorus points out that, through his blindness (actual and metaphorically), he is a prisoner: [6]
The name is a reference to the biblical Israelite judge Samson who pushed apart the pillars of a Philistine temple, bringing down the roof and killing himself and thousands of Philistines who had captured him. [3] [4]
Samson wagers that the Philistines will be unable to guess the solution to the riddle within seven days (the duration of the feast); the stakes of the wager are thirty linen garments and thirty outfits of clothes. The Philistines compel Samson's new wife to discover the solution for them, threatening to burn her and her father's house if she fails.
Judges 13:1 tells that the Philistines dominated the Israelites in the times of Samson, who fought and killed over a thousand. According to 1 Samuel 5 , they even captured the Ark of the Covenant and held it for several months; in 1 Samuel 6 , the return of the Ark to the Israelites of Beth Shemesh is described.
Samson versus Philistines Judges 15:6–20 Judges 16:27–31 Avenging his wife's murder, Samson attacks and kills 'many' Philistines, with Yahweh's help he kills 1,000 more, and when captured kills 3,000 in a suicide attack. [142] – Not historical Micah's Idol (Sack of Laish) Judges 18:9–31 (prologue: Judges 17)
Judges 15 is the fifteenth chapter of the Book of Judges in the Old Testament or the Hebrew Bible. [1] According to Jewish tradition the book was attributed to the prophet Samuel, [2] [3] but modern scholars view it as part of the Deuteronomistic History, which spans in the books of Deuteronomy to 2 Kings, attributed to nationalistic and devotedly Yahwistic writers during the time of the ...
In order to avoid a war and with Samson's consent, they tied him with two new ropes and were about to hand him over to the Philistines when he broke free of the ropes. Using the jawbone of a donkey, he slew 1,000 Philistines. [22] Samson falls in love with Delilah in the valley of Sorek. The Philistines approach Delilah and induce her with ...