3:31 Shamgar the son of Anath. Shamgar is mentioned only here and in the song of Deborah (5:6). Since Anath was a Canaanite goddess of war, perhaps “son of Anath” was a war hero’s nickname.

600 . . . with an oxgoad. Samson slew one thousand Philistines with the jawbone of a donkey (15:15–17).