Instead of forcing the doors open, he tore the posts up, as it were, by the roots, with the barred doors attached to them. The word rendered “went …

Arose at midnight. — Apparently—though the narrative again omits all details—he had been told of the plot and found the g…

And Samson lay till midnight, and arose at midnight
Either not being able to lie any longer through the conviction o…

Until now, Samson's character has appeared glorious, though uncommon. In this chapter, we find him behaving in such a wicked manner that many quest…