Judges 15:15

15 Finding a fresh jawbone of a donkey, he grabbed it and struck down a thousand men.

Judges 15:15 in Other Translations

KJV
15 And he found a new jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and slew a thousand men therewith.
ESV
15 And he found a fresh jawbone of a donkey, and put out his hand and took it, and with it he struck 1,000 men.
NLT
15 Then he found the jawbone of a recently killed donkey. He picked it up and killed 1,000 Philistines with it.
MSG
15 He spotted a fresh donkey jawbone, reached down and grabbed it, and with it killed the whole company.
CSB
15 He found a fresh jawbone of a donkey, reached out his hand, took it, and killed 1,000 men with it.

Judges 15:15 In-Context

13 “Agreed,” they answered. “We will only tie you up and hand you over to them. We will not kill you.” So they bound him with two new ropes and led him up from the rock.
14 As he approached Lehi, the Philistines came toward him shouting. The Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon him. The ropes on his arms became like charred flax, and the bindings dropped from his hands.
15 Finding a fresh jawbone of a donkey, he grabbed it and struck down a thousand men.
16 Then Samson said, “With a donkey’s jawbone I have made donkeys of them.With a donkey’s jawbone I have killed a thousand men.”
17 When he finished speaking, he threw away the jawbone; and the place was called Ramath Lehi.

Cross References 1

  • 1. S Leviticus 26:8; Joshua 23:10; Judges 3:31
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