Judges 16:3

God's Word

But Samson was in bed ⌞with the prostitute⌟ only until midnight. Then he got up, took hold of the doors, door posts, and bar of the city gate and pulled them out. He carried them on his shoulders to the top of the hill facing Hebron.

Cross References

Psalm 107:16

He shattered bronze gates and cut iron bars in two.

Micah 2:13

⌞The Lord⌟ will open the way and lead them. They will break out, go through the gate, and leave. Their king will travel in front of them. The Lord will lead the people.

Acts 2:24

But God brought him from death back to life and destroyed the pains of death, because death had no power to hold him.

Judges 16:2

The people of Gaza were told, “Samson’s here!” So they surrounded the place and waited all night at the city gate to ambush him. They were quiet all night. They thought, “We’ll kill him at dawn.”

Judges 16:4

After ⌞leaving Gaza⌟, he fell in love with a woman in the Sorek Valley. Her name was Delilah.