Samson found a jawbone of a donkey that had died. He took the jawbone and killed 1,000 Philistine men with it.
Judges 15:16 - Easy To Read Version Then Samson said, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Samson said, With the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, With the jaw of an ass have I slain a thousand men. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Samson said, With the jawbone of a donkey, heaps upon heaps, with the jawbone of a donkey I have slain 1,000 men! American Standard Version (1901) And Samson said, With the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, With the jawbone of an ass have I smitten a thousand men. Common English Bible Samson said, “With a donkey’s jawbone, stacks on stacks! With a donkey’s jawbone, I’ve killed one thousand men.” Catholic Public Domain Version And he said, "With the jawbone of a donkey, with the jaw of the colt of a donkey, I have destroyed them, and I have struck down a thousand men." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he said: With the jawbone of an ass, with the jaw of the colt of asses, I have destroyed them, and have slain a thousand men. |
Samson found a jawbone of a donkey that had died. He took the jawbone and killed 1,000 Philistine men with it.
When Samson finished speaking, he threw the jawbone down. So that place was named Ramath Lehi. [112]
When the Philistine people saw Samson, they praised their god. They said,