Judges 15:8

New Century Version

Samson attacked the Philistines and killed many of them. Then he went down and stayed in a cave in the rock of Etam.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 11:6

He built up the cities of Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,

Isaiah 25:10

The Lord will protect Jerusalem, but he will crush our enemy Moab like straw that is trampled down in the manure.

Isaiah 63:3

The Lord answers, “I have walked in the winepress alone, and no one among the nations helped me. I was angry and walked on the nations and crushed them because of my anger. Blood splashed on my clothes, and I stained all my clothing.

Isaiah 63:6

While I was angry, I walked on the nations. In my anger I punished them and poured their blood on the ground.”

Hebrews 11:34

They stopped great fires and were saved from being killed with swords. They were weak, and yet were made strong. They were powerful in battle and defeated other armies.

Judges 15:10

The men of Judah asked them, “Why have you come here to fight us?” They answered, “We have come to make Samson our prisoner, to pay him back for what he did to our people.”

Judges 15:11

Then three thousand men of Judah went to the cave in the rock of Etam and said to Samson, “What have you done to us? Don’t you know that the Philistines rule over us?” Samson answered, “I only paid them back for what they did to me.”

Judges 15:7

Then Samson said to the Philistines, “Since you did this, I won’t stop until I pay you back!”

Judges 15:9

The Philistines went up and camped in the land of Judah, near a place named Lehi.