Judges 16:23
ContextSamson’s Death and Burial
16:23 The rulers of the Philistines gathered to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god and to celebrate. They said, “Our god has handed Samson, our enemy, over to us.”
Judges 16:27
Context16:27 Now the temple 1 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.
Judges 16:30
Context16:30 Samson said, “Let me die with the Philistines!” He pushed hard 2 and the temple collapsed on the rulers and all the people in it. He killed many more people in his death than he had killed during his life. 3