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Samson and Delilah

16 Then Samson went to (A)Gaza and saw a harlot there and went in to her. And it was told to the Gazites, saying, “Samson has come here,” so they (B)surrounded the place and lay in wait for him all night at the gate of the city. And they kept silent all night, saying, “Let us wait until the morning light; then we will kill him.” But Samson lay until midnight, and at midnight he arose and seized the doors of the city gate and the two posts and pulled them up along with the bars; then he put them on his shoulders and brought them up to the top of the mountain which is opposite Hebron.

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Samson and Delilah

16 Once Samson went to Gaza, where he saw a prostitute and went in to her. The Gazites were told,[a] “Samson has come here.” So they circled around and lay in wait for him all night at the city gate. They kept quiet all night, thinking, “Let us wait[b] until the light of the morning; then we will kill him.”(A) But Samson lay only until midnight. Then at midnight he rose up, took hold of the doors of the city gate and the two posts, pulled them up, bar and all, put them on his shoulders, and carried them to the top of the hill that is in front of Hebron.

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Footnotes

  1. 16.2 Gk: Heb lacks were told
  2. 16.2 Heb lacks Let us wait