Judges 15:11
Then three thousand of the men of Judah went down to the crack of the rock of Etam, and said to Samson, Is it not clear to you that the Philistines are our rulers? What is this you have done to us? And he said to them, I only did to them as they did to me.
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Judges 15:11
Then three thousand of the men of Judah went down to the crack of the rock of Etam, and said to Samson, Is it not clear to you that the Philistines are our rulers? What is this you have done to us? And he said to them, I only did to them as they did to me.
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Judges 15:8
And he made an attack on them, driving them in uncontrolled flight, and causing great destruction; then he went away to his safe place in the crack of the rock at Etam.
Judges 15:9
Then the Philistines went and put up their tents in Judah, all round Lehi.
Judges 15:10
And the men of Judah said, Why have you come up against us? And they said, We have come up to take Samson, and to do to him as he has done to us.
Judges 15:11
Then three thousand of the men of Judah went down to the crack of the rock of Etam, and said to Samson, Is it not clear to you that the Philistines are our rulers? What is this you have done to us? And he said to them, I only did to them as they did to me.
Judges 15:12
Then they said to him, We have come down to take you and give you up into the hands of the Philistines. And Samson said to them, Give me your oath that you will not make an attack on me yourselves.
Judges 15:13
And they said, No; we will take you and give you up into their hands, but truly we will not put you to death. So knotting two new cords round him they took him up from the rock.
Judges 15:4
So Samson went and got three hundred foxes and some sticks of fire-wood; and he put the foxes tail to tail with a stick between every two tails;
1 Chronicles 4:32
And their small towns were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen and Ashan, five towns;
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Judges 13:1
And the children of Israel again did evil in the eyes of the Lord; and the Lord gave them into the hands of the Philistines for forty years.
Deuteronomy 28:48
For this cause you will become servants to those whom the Lord your God will send against you, without food and drink and clothing, and in need of all things: and he will put a yoke of iron on your neck till he has put an end to you.
Judges 14:4
Now his father and mother had no knowledge that this was the purpose of the Lord, who had the destruction of the Philistines in mind. Now the Philistines at that time were ruling over Israel.
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Proverbs 17:13
If anyone gives back evil for good, evil will never go away from his house.
Proverbs 20:22
Do not say, I will give punishment for evil: go on waiting for the Lord, and he will be your saviour.
Proverbs 24:19
Do not be troubled because of evil-doers, or have envy of sinners:
Proverbs 24:29
Say not, I will do to him as he has done to me; I will give the man the reward of his work.
Romans 12:17
Do not give evil for evil to any man. Let all your business be well ordered in the eyes of all men.
Romans 12:19
Do not give punishment for wrongs done to you, dear brothers, but give way to the wrath of God; for it is said in the holy Writings, Punishment is mine, I will give reward, says the Lord.
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