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Judges 15:13-17 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

13. "We agree," they answered. "We'll only tie you up and hand you over to them. We won't kill you." So they tied him up with two new ropes. They led him up from the rock.

14. Samson approached Lehi. The Philistines came toward him shouting. Then the Spirit of the Lord came on Samson with power. The ropes on his arms became like burned thread. They dropped off his hands.

15. He found a fresh jawbone of a donkey. He grabbed hold of it and struck down 1,000 men.

16. Then Samson said, "By using a donkey's jawbone I've made them look like donkeys. By using a donkey's jawbone I've struck down 1,000 men."

17. Samson finished speaking. Then he threw the jawbone away. That's why the place was called Ramath Lehi.

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