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Pray with Samson

The strongest man in Israel, whose last prayer was his first in years.

OTA strong man seen from behind in a dim stone hall, head bowed, hands on a stone pillar as golden light falls through a high windowSamsonThen Samson called to the LORD and said, “O Lord GOD, please remember me and please strengthen me only this once, O God, that I may be avenged on the Philistines for my two eyes.”Judges 16:28 · ESVPeople of the Bible5 / 36
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About this verse

Who prayed it
Samson
From the book
Judges
Background
Betrayed by Delilah, Samson lost his strength; the Philistines gouged out his eyes and set him grinding at the mill (Judges 16:19-⁠21). At a great sacrifice to their god Dagon they called him out to entertain them (16:23-⁠25).
Overview
After Joshua, Israel turns from God and cries out to him again and again, and he raises judges to rescue them.

In the same story

Every verse that names Samson · English Standard Version

Where Samson appears

Samson is named in 38 verses across 2 books

Chapter and verse, book by book.

BookWhereVerses
Judges13:2414:114:314:514:714:1014:1214:1514:1614:2015:115:315:415:615:715:1015:1115:1215:1616:116:216:316:616:716:916:1016:1216:1316:1416:2016:2316:2516:2616:2716:2816:2916:3037
Hebrews11:321

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