KJV ORIGINAL
And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid, and he had nothing in his hand: but he told not his father or his mother what he had done.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
The Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon him, and he tore the lion apart with his bare hands as easily as if it were a young goat. He had no weapons with him, but he didn't tell his father or mother what he had done.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God gave Samson supernatural strength to kill a lion with his bare hands, but Samson kept this miracle to himself.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during Samson's journey to Timnah to marry a Philistine woman, against his parents' wishes. Samson was a Nazirite judge called by God to begin delivering Israel from Philistine oppression. The Spirit of the LORD would come upon him at crucial moments to give him extraordinary physical strength for his mission.
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