Of Danhe said,"Danis a lion'swhelp,That leapsforth from Bashan."
Of the Daniteswho could drawup in battleformation,[there were] 28,600
"At thisalsomy hearttrembles,And leapsfrom its place.
and say,Whatwas your mother?A lionessamonglions!She laydownamongyounglions,She rearedher cubs.
When she broughtup oneof her cubs,He becamea lion,And he learnedto tear[his] prey;He devouredmen.
The territoryof the sonsof Danproceededbeyondthem; for the sonsof Danwentup and foughtwith Leshemand capturedit. Then they struckit with the edgeof the swordand possessedit and settledin it; and they calledLeshemDanafter the nameof Dantheir father.
There was a certainmanof Zorah,of the familyof the Danites,whose namewas Manoah;and his wifewas barrenand had borneno[children].
Then the Spiritof the LORDcameupon him mightily,and he wentdownto Ashkelonand killedthirtyof them and tooktheir spoiland gavethe changes[of clothes] to those who toldthe riddle.And his angerburned,and he wentup to his father'shouse.
The Spiritof the LORDcameupon him mightily,so that he torehim as one tearsa younggoatthough he hadnothingin his hand;but he did not tellhis fatheror motherwhathe had done.
He founda freshjawboneof a donkey,so he reachedout and tookit and killeda thousandmenwith it.
He struckthem ruthlesslywith a greatslaughter;and he wentdownand livedin the cleftof the rockof Etam.
And Samsonsaid,"Let me diewith the Philistines!"And he bentwith all his mightso that the housefellon the lordsand allthe peoplewhowere in it. So the deadwhomhe killedat his deathwere morethanthose whomhe killedin his life.
Then they tookwhatMicahhad madeand the priestwhohadbelongedto him, and cameto Laish,to a peoplequietand secure,and struckthem with the edgeof the sword;and they burnedthe citywith fire.
