The Death of Samson
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Now the lords of the Philistines gathered to offer a great sacrifice to 1Dagon their god and to rejoice, and they said, "Our god has given Samson our enemy into our hand."
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And when the people saw him, 2they praised their god. For they said, "Our god has given our enemy into our hand, the ravager of our country, who has killed many of us."a
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And 3when their hearts were merry, they said, "Call Samson, that he may entertain us." So they called Samson out of the prison, and he entertained them. They made him stand between the pillars.
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And Samson said to the young man who held him by the hand, "Let me feel the pillars on which the house rests, that I may lean against them."
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Now the house was full of men and women. All the lords of the Philistines were there, and 4on the roof there were about 3,000 men and women, who looked on while Samson entertained.
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Then Samson called to the LORD and said, "O Lord GOD, 5please remember me and please strengthen me only this once, O God, that I may be avenged on the Philistines for my two eyes."
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And Samson grasped the two middle pillars on which the house rested, and he leaned his weight against them, his right hand on the one and his left hand on the other.
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And Samson said, "Let me die with the Philistines." Then he bowed with all his strength, and the house fell upon the lords and upon all the people who were in it. So the dead whom he killed at his death were more than those whom he had killed during his life.
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Then his brothers and all his family came down and took him and brought him up and buried him 6between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of Manoah his father. He had judged Israel twenty years.
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Juízes 16:23
Então os chefes dos filisteus se ajuntaram para oferecer um grande sacrifício ao seu deus Dagom, e para se regozijar; pois diziam: Nosso deus nos entregou nas mãos a Sansão, nosso inimigo.
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New King James Version NKJV
Judges 16:23
Now the lords of the Philistines gathered together to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god, and to rejoice. And they said: "Our god has delivered into our hands Samson our enemy!"
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Juízes 16:23
Os líderes dos filisteus se reuniram para oferecer um grande sacrifício a seu deus Dagom e para festejar. Comemorando sua vitória, diziam: “O nosso deus entregou o nosso inimigo Sansão em nossas mãos”.
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(English Standard Version - The Holy Bible Online)