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22 But they didn't cut his hair any more, so it started growing back.

23 The Philistine rulers threw a big party and sacrificed a lot of animals to their god Dagon. The rulers said:

Samson was our enemy,
but our god Dagon
    helped us capture him!

24-25 Everyone there was having a good time, and they shouted, “Bring out Samson—he's still good for a few more laughs!”

The rulers had Samson brought from the prison, and when the people saw him, this is how they praised their god:

Samson ruined our crops
    and killed our people.
He was our enemy,
but our god helped us
    capture him.

They made fun of Samson for a while, then they told him to stand near the columns that supported the roof.

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