And Samson lay till midnight, and arose at midnight, and took the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and went away with them, bar and all, and put them upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of an hill that is before Hebron.
Samson stayed until midnight, then got up at midnight and grabbed the city gates—the doors, the two posts that held them up, and the metal bar that locked them—and carried the whole thing on his shoulders up to the top of a hill that faces toward Hebron.
This verse shows Samson demonstrating his incredible God-given strength by literally carrying away an entire city gate system up a mountain.
📚 Historical Context
This event took place in Gaza, a Philistine city where Samson's enemies had surrounded him, planning to kill him in the morning. City gates in ancient times were massive wooden structures reinforced with metal, designed to protect the city from invaders. The hill mentioned was likely about 40 miles away from Gaza, making this feat even more remarkable.
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