Samson found a jawbone of a donkey that had died. He took the jawbone and killed 1,000 Philistine men with it.
Judges 15:17 - Easy To Read Version When Samson finished speaking, he threw the jawbone down. So that place was named Ramath Lehi. [112] Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking, that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand, and called that place Ramath-lehi. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And when he stopped speaking, he cast the jawbone from his hand; and that place was called Ramath-lehi [the hill of the jawbone]. American Standard Version (1901) And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking, that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand; and that place was called Ramath-lehi. Common English Bible When he finished speaking, he tossed away the jawbone. So that place became known as Ramath-lehi. Catholic Public Domain Version And when he had completed these words, singing, he threw the jawbone from his hand. And called the name of that place Ramath-Lehi, which is translated as 'the elevation of the jawbone.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when he had ended these words singing, he threw the jawbone out of his hand, and called the name of that place Ramathlechi, which is interpreted, The lifting up of the jawbone. |
Samson found a jawbone of a donkey that had died. He took the jawbone and killed 1,000 Philistine men with it.
Samson was very thirsty. So he cried to the Lord. He said, “I am your servant. You gave me this great victory. Please don’t let me die from thirst now! Please don’t let me be captured by men who are not even circumcised!”
Then the Philistine people went to the land of Judah. They stopped near a place named Lehi. Their army camped there {and prepared for war}.