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Delilah leads Samson to his doom
Samson traveled to Gaza (a philistine city), saw a prostitute, and had sex with her (v. 1). When the people of Gaza heard that the famous Samson, killer of Philistines, was spending the night in their city, they planned an ambush for him. In the light of morning, they would capture him at the gate ...

Delilah Leads Samson to his Doom
Even though Samson had already gotten into trouble with two women he now gets involved with a third woman in the valley of Sorek which was not far from his home (v. 4). It was here that Delilah came into his life and led him to his doom. Three times Delilah enticed Samson, and t …

The Death of Samson
Samson was the laughingstock of the Philistines (vv. 23- 25). The Philistines celebrated Samson’s imprisonment by assembling to worship Dagon their fish god. Dagon was given all the glory, not the God of Israel. There was a temple to Dagon, and he appears to have been the chief deity of the ...