Judges 16:12

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And Delilah took new ropes and bound him with them, and said to him, “The Philistines are upon you, Shimshon!” And those lying in wait were sitting in the inner room. But he broke them off his arms like a thread.

Cross References

Acts 21:33

Then the commander came near and took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains, and was asking who he was and what he had done.

Judges 15:14

When he came to Leḥi, the Philistines came shouting to meet him. And the Spirit of יהוה came mightily upon him. And the ropes that were on his arms became like flax that is burned with fire, and his bonds broke loose from his hands.

Judges 16:11

And he said to her, “If they bind me tightly with new ropes that have never been used, then I shall be weak, and be like any other man.”

Judges 16:13

So Delilah said to Shimshon, “Until now you have mocked me and spoken lies to me, reveal to me how you might be bound.” And he said to her, “If you weave the seven locks of my head with the web.”