Judges 16:23-27

The Message

^23-24 The Philistine tyrants got together to offer a great sacrifice to their god Dagon. They celebrated, saying,

And when the people saw him, they joined in, cheering their god,

^25-27 Then this: Everyone was feeling high and someone said, “Get Samson! Let him show us his stuff!” They got Samson from the prison and he put on a show for them.

They had him standing between the pillars. Samson said to the young man who was acting as his guide, “Put me where I can touch the pillars that hold up the temple so I can rest against them.” The building was packed with men and women, including all the Philistine tyrants. And there were at least three thousand in the stands watching Samson’s performance.