Judges 15:12-14

New International Version

¹² They said to him, “We’ve come to tie you up and hand you over to the Philistines.”

Samson said, “Swear to me^(A) that you won’t kill me yourselves.”

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^(B) and led him up from the rock. ¹⁴ As he approached Lehi,^(C) the Philistines came toward him shouting. The Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon him.^(D) The ropes on his arms became like charred flax,^(E) and the bindings dropped from his hands.