The men of Judah said, “Why have you come up against us?” They said, “We have come up to bind Samson, to do to him as he did to us.”
Judges 15:9 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 Then the Philistines came up and encamped in Judah and made a raid on Lehi. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then the Philistines went up, and pitched in Judah, and spread themselves in Lehi. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then the Philistines came up and encamped in Judah and spread themselves in Lehi. American Standard Version (1901) Then the Philistines went up, and encamped in Judah, and spread themselves in Lehi. Common English Bible The Philistines marched up, made camp in Judah, and released their forces on Lehi. Catholic Public Domain Version And so the Philistines, ascending into the land of Judah, made camp at the place which was later called Lehi, that is, the Jawbone, where their army spread out. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Then the Philistines, going up into the land of Juda, camped in the place which afterwards was called Lechi, that is, the Jawbone, where their army was spread. |
The men of Judah said, “Why have you come up against us?” They said, “We have come up to bind Samson, to do to him as he did to us.”
When he came to Lehi, the Philistines came shouting to meet him, and the spirit of the Lord rushed on him, and the ropes that were on his arms became like flax that has caught fire, and his bonds melted off his hands.
When he had finished speaking, he threw away the jawbone, and that place was called Ramath-lehi.
So God split open the hollow place that is at Lehi, and water came from it. When he drank, his spirit returned, and he revived. Therefore it was named En-hakkore, which is at Lehi to this day.
He struck them down hip and thigh with a massive defeat, and he went down and stayed in the cleft of the rock of Etam.