Judges 16:9

Catholic Public Domain Version

And so, those hiding in ambush with her, in the bedroom, were expecting the end of the matter. And she cried out to him, "The Philistines are upon you, Samson!" And he broke the cords, as one would break a thread of flax, twisted for cutting and singed by fire. And so it was not known wherein lay his strength.

Cross References

Psalm 58:9

And you, O Lord, will laugh at them. You will lead all the Gentiles to nothing.

Judges 15:14

And when he had arrived at the place of the Jawbone, and the Philistines, shouting aloud, had met him, the Spirit of the Lord rushed upon him. And just as flax is usually consumed by a hint of fire, so were the ties with which he was bound broken and released.

Judges 16:10

And Delilah said to him: "Behold, you have mocked me, and you have spoken a falsehood. But at least now, tell me with what you may be bound."

Judges 16:7

And Samson answered her, "If I will be bound with seven cords, made of sinews not yet dry, but still damp, I will be weak like other men."

Judges 16:8

And the princes of the Philistines brought to her seven cords, such as he had described. And she bound him with these.