M i g h t y S a m s o n 26 bows and arrows come in together with a guard carrying a spear. 1st Ruler (pointing at his company): We, the Rulers of Palestine, had asked you to lure him into showing you the secret of his great strength and how we can overpower him so we may tie him up and subdue him. But you did not. 2nd Ruler: We know he’s in love with you, and we do not think he will hide his secret from you. So, if you succeed each one of us will give you eleven hundred shekels of silver, as promised. Delilah: I asked him three times; the first he said to me “If anyone ties me with seven fresh bowstrings that have not been dried, I’ll become as weak as any other man.” So, I tied him, but as soon as I called to him (Samson, the Philistines are upon you!), he snapped the bowstrings as easily as a piece of string snaps when it comes close to a flame. The second time I tied him securely with new ropes that have never been used, as he told me. But he snapped the ropes off his arms as if they were threads. The third time, he said to me “If you weave the seven braids of my head into the fabric on the loom and tighten it with the pin, I’ll become as weak as any other man”. So, I did, and when I shouted
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