Judges 16:25
And while their hearts were merry, they said, "Call for Samson to entertain us." So they called Samson out of the prison to entertain them. And they stationed him between the pillars.
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Judges 9:27
And after they had gone out into the fields, gathered grapes from their vineyards, and trodden them, they held a festival and went into the house of their god; and as they ate and drank, they cursed Abimelech.

Judges 18:20
So the priest was glad and took the ephod, the household idols, and the graven image, and went with the people.

Judges 19:6, 9
So they sat down and the two of them ate and drank together. Then the girl's father said to the man, "Please agree to stay overnight and let your heart be merry." . . .

2 Samuel 13:28
Now Absalom had ordered his young men, "Watch Amnon until his heart is merry with wine, and when I order you to strike Amnon down, you are to kill him. Do not be afraid. Have I not commanded you? Be courageous and valiant!"

1 Kings 20:12
Ben-hadad received this message while he and the kings were drinking in their tents, and he said to his servants, "Take your positions." So they stationed themselves against the city.

Esther 3:15
The couriers left, spurred on by the king's command, and the law was issued in the citadel of Susa. Then the king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa was in confusion.

Isaiah 22:13
But look, there is joy and gladness, butchering of cattle and slaughtering of sheep, eating of meat and drinking of wine: "Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!"

Daniel 5:1, 3
Many years later King Belshazzar held a great feast for a thousand of his nobles, and he drank wine with them. . . .

Matthew 14:6, 7
On Herod's birthday, however, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod . . .

them.

Job 30:9, 10
And now they mock me in song; I have become a byword among them. . . .

Psalm 35:15, 16
But when I stumbled, they assembled in glee; they gathered together against me. Assailants I did not know slandered me without ceasing. . . .

Psalm 69:12, 26
Those who sit at the gate mock me, and I am the song of drunkards. . . .

Proverbs 24:17, 18
Do not gloat when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles, . . .

Micah 7:8-10
Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light. . . .

Matthew 26:67, 68
Then they spat in His face and struck Him. Others slapped Him, . . .

Matthew 27:29, 39-44
And they twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on His head. They put a staff in His right hand and knelt down before Him to mock Him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!" . . .

Hebrews 11:36
Still others endured mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment.

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New American Standard Bible
It so happened when they were in high spirits, that they said, "Call for Samson, that he may amuse us." So they called for Samson from the prison, and he entertained them. And they made him stand between the pillars.

King James Bible
And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make us sport. And they called for Samson out of the prison house; and he made them sport: and they set him between the pillars.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When they were drunk, they said, "Bring Samson here to entertain us." So they brought Samson from prison, and he entertained them. They had him stand between the pillars.

International Standard Version
Because they all got good and drunk, they ordered, "Go get Samson, so he can entertain us." So they called for Samson from the prison, and he entertained them while they made him stand between the pillars.

NET Bible
When they really started celebrating, they said, "Call for Samson so he can entertain us!" So they summoned Samson from the prison and he entertained them. They made him stand between two pillars.
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