Judges 15:15

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Judges 15:15

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Berean Standard Bible

He found the fresh jawbone of a donkey, reached out his hand and took it, and struck down a thousand men.

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KJV

King James Version

And he found a new jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and slew a thousand men therewith.

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WEB

World English Bible

He found a fresh jawbone of a donkey, put out his hand, took it, and struck a thousand men with it.

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ASV

American Standard Version

And he found a fresh jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and smote a thousand men therewith.

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Judges 15

¹³ “No,” they answered, “we will not kill you, but we will tie you up securely and hand you over to them.” So they bound him with two new ropes and led him up from the rock.

¹⁴ When Samson arrived in Lehi, the Philistines came out shouting against him. And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him. The ropes on his arms became like burnt flax, and the bonds broke loose from his hands.

¹⁵ He found the fresh jawbone of a donkey, reached out his hand and took it, and struck down a thousand men.

¹⁶ Then Samson said: “With the jawbone of a donkey I have piled them into heaps. With the jawbone of a donkey I have slain a thousand men.”

¹⁷ And when Samson had finished speaking, he cast the jawbone from his hand; and he named that place Ramath-lehi.

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