And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell on the lords, and on all the people that were therein. So the dead which he slew at his death were more than they which he slew in his life. Treasury of Scripture me. Heb. my soul. die Matthew 16:25 For whoever will save his life shall lose it: and whoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. Acts 20:24 But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear to myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry... Acts 21:13 Then Paul answered, What mean you to weep and to break my heart? for I am ready not to be bound only... Philippians 2:17,30 Yes, and if I be offered on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all... Hebrews 12:1-4 Why seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight... and the house Job 20:5 That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment? Job 31:3 Is not destruction to the wicked? and a strange punishment to the workers of iniquity? Psalm 62:3 How long will you imagine mischief against a man? you shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall you be... Ecclesiastes 9:12 For man also knows not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare... Matthew 24:38,39 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage... 1 Thessalonians 5:2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. do the dead Judges 14:19 And the Spirit of the LORD came on him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and slew thirty men of them, and took their spoil... Judges 15:8,15 And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down and dwelled in the top of the rock Etam... Genesis 3:15 And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; it shall bruise your head... Philippians 2:8 And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient to death, even the death of the cross. Colossians 2:15 And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it. Hebrews 2:14,15 For as much then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same...
Context Samson's Vengeance and Death
23Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god, and to rejoice: for they said, Our god has delivered Samson our enemy into our hand. 24And when the people saw him, they praised their god: for they said, Our god has delivered into our hands our enemy, and the destroyer of our country, which slew many of us. 25And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make us sport. And they called for Samson out of the prison house; and he made them sport: and they set him between the pillars. 26And Samson said to the lad that held him by the hand, Suffer me that I may feel the pillars whereupon the house stands, that I may lean on them. 27Now the house was full of men and women; and all the lords of the Philistines were there; and there were on the roof about three thousand men and women, that beheld while Samson made sport. 28And Samson called to the LORD, and said, O Lord God, remember me, I pray you, and strengthen me, I pray you, only this once, O God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes. 29And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars on which the house stood, and on which it was borne up, of the one with his right hand, and of the other with his left. 30And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell on the lords, and on all the people that were therein. So the dead which he slew at his death were more than they which he slew in his life. 31Then his brothers and all the house of his father came down, and took him, and brought him up, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the burial plot of Manoah his father. And he judged Israel twenty years. Parallel Verses American Standard Version
And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that were therein. So the dead that he slew at his death were more than they that he slew in his life.
Douay-Rheims Bible
He said: Let me die with the Philistines. And when he had strongly shook the pillars, the house fell upon all the princes, and the rest of the multitude that was there: and he killed many more at his death, than he had killed before in his life.
Darby Bible Translation
And Samson said, "Let me die with the Philistines." Then he bowed with all his might; and the house fell upon the lords and upon all the people that were in it. So the dead whom he slew at his death were more than those whom he had slain during his life.
King James Bible
And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that were therein. So the dead which he slew at his death were more than they which he slew in his life.
Young's Literal Translation
and Samson saith, 'Let me die with the Philistines,' and he inclineth himself powerfully, and the house falleth on the princes, and on all the people who are in it, and the dead whom he hath put to death in his death are more than those whom he put to death in his life.
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