Samson told her, "If they tie me up with seven fresh bowstrings that have not been dried, I will become as weak as any other man." Cross References Judges 16:6 So Delilah said to Samson, "Please tell me the source of your great strength and how you can be tied up and subdued." Judges 16:8 So the lords of the Philistines brought her seven fresh bowstrings that had not been dried, and she tied him up with them. Judges 16:9 While the men were hidden in her room, she called out, "Samson, the Philistines are here!" But he snapped the bowstrings like a strand of yarn seared by a flame. So the source of his strength remained unknown. Treasury of Scripture And Samson said to her, If they bind me with seven green thongs that were never dried, then shall I be weak, and be as another man. if they bind Judges 16:10 1 Samuel 19:17 1 Samuel 21:2,3 green withs, or new cords. |