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Judges 15

Judges 15:17

Samson’s Revenge · Judges 15:1–20
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Translations

Modern
And when Samson had finished speaking, he cast the jawbone from his hand; and he named that place Ramath-lehi.
Traditional
And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking, that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand, and called that place Ramath–lehi.
Literal
And so it was, when he had finished speaking, that he threw the jawbone from his hand, and called that place Ramath-lehi.
Latin
Cumque hæc verba canens complesset, projecit mandibulam de manu, et vocavit nomen loci illius Ramathlechi, quod interpretatur, Elevatio maxillæ.

Original

Hebrew
English
And when Samson had finished speaking, he cast the jawbone from his hand; and he named that place Ramath-lehi.

Notes

Judges 14:1–15:20

Samson's decision to marry a Philistine woman was the Lord's way (Judges 14:4) of starting to address the Philistine threat (see 13:5). One event led to another, marked by three times when the Spirit came strongly upon him (Judges 14:6, 19; 15:14). During these events, Samson was a strong but imperfect hero.

Judges 13:1–16:31

Samson, who gets more attention in the book of Judges than any other judge, is more mysterious than Jephthah. Samson shows great inspiration as a leader. He also represents the unstoppable move toward chaos, which shows the need for a more organized society under a godly ruler.

Theme notes and profiles

Samson The Philistines

Places

Ramath-lehi: The place where Samson killed a thousand Philistines

Glossary

Judges, Book of Lehi Philistia, Philistines Ramath-lehi Samson Tribe of Dan

Topics

Donkey: Domesticated: Jawbone of, Used by Samson with Which to Kill Philistines Lehi: A District of Judah, where Samson Killed a Thousand Philistines with the Jawbone of a Donkey Ramath-Lehi: The Place where Samson Killed One-Thousand Philistines with the Jawbone of a Donkey Samson: Kills One-Thousand Philistines with the Jawbone of a Donkey