Judges 16:16

New Century Version

She kept bothering Samson about his secret day after day until he felt he was going to die!

Cross References

Job 21:4

“My complaint is not just against people; I have reason to be impatient.

Jonah 4:9

But God said to Jonah, “Do you think it is right for you to be angry about the plant?” Jonah answered, “It is right for me to be angry! I am so angry I could die!”

Mark 14:24

Then Jesus said, “This is my blood which is the newagreement that God makes with his people. This blood is poured out for many.

Luke 11:8

I tell you, if friendship is not enough to make him get up to give you the bread, your boldness will make him get up and give you whatever you need.

Luke 18:5

I will see that she gets her rights. Otherwise she will continue to bother me until I am worn out.’ ”

Judges 14:16

So Samson’s wife went to him, crying, and said, “You hate me! You don’t really love me! You told my people a riddle, but you won’t tell me the answer.” Samson said, “I haven’t even told my father or mother. Why should I tell you?”

Judges 14:17

Samson’s wife cried for the rest of the seven days of the feast. So he finally gave her the answer on the seventh day, because she kept bothering him. Then she told her people the answer to the riddle.

Judges 16:15

Then Delilah said to him, “How can you say, ‘I love you,’ when you don’t even trust me? This is the third time you have made a fool of me. You haven’t told me the secret of your great strength.”

Judges 16:17

So he told her everything. He said, “I have never had my hair cut, because I have been set apart to God as a Nazirite since I was born. If someone shaved my head, I would lose my strength and be as weak as any other man.”