Judges 16:8

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And the princes of the Philistines brought unto her seven cords, such is he spoke of, with which she bound him;

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 7:26

I have surveyed all things with my mind, to know, and consider, and seek out wisdom and reason: and to know the wickedness of the fool, and the error of the imprudent:

Judges 16:7

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

Judges 16:9

Men lying privately in wait with her, and in the chamber expecting the event of the thing. And she cried out to him: The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And he broke the bands, as a man would break a thread of tow twined with spittle, when it smelleth the fire. So it was not known wherein his strength lay.