But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house.
But the Philistines captured him and gouged out his eyes. They took him down to Gaza and chained him with bronze shackles, and he was forced to grind grain in the prison.
This verse describes how Samson's enemies captured him, blinded him, and made him a slave doing hard labor in prison.
📚 Historical Context
In the era of the Judges, Israel was a nation frequently oppressed by enemies like the Philistines, and God raised up leaders called judges to deliver His people. Samson was one such judge, a Nazarite blessed with supernatural strength to fight the Philistines, but his moral weaknesses and betrayal by Delilah led to his capture. This verse describes the immediate aftermath, where the Philistines humiliated him by blinding him and forcing him into slave labor in Gaza.
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