16:25 When they really started celebrating, 1 they said, “Call for Samson so he can entertain us!” So they summoned Samson from the prison and he entertained them. 2 They made him stand between two pillars. 16:26 Samson said to the young man who held his hand, “Position me so I can touch the pillars that support the temple. 3 Then I can lean on them.” 16:27 Now the temple 4 was filled with men and women, and all the rulers of the Philistines were there. There were three thousand men and women on the roof watching Samson entertain.
1 tn Heb “When their heart was good.”
2 tn Heb “before them.”
3 tn Heb “the pillars upon which the house is founded.”
4 tn Heb “house.”