Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And when he came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted against him: and the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and the cords that were upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands loosed from off his hands.

Bible References

The philistines

Judges 5:30
Have they not found, have they not divided the spoil? A damsel, two damsels to every man, to Sisera a spoil of dyed garments, a spoil of dyed garments embroidered, of dyed garments embroidered on both sides, on the necks of the spo
Judges 16:24
And when the people saw him, they praised their god, for they said, Our god has delivered into our hand our enemy, and the destroyer of our country who has slain many of us.
Exodus 14:3
And Pharaoh will say of the sons of Israel, They are entangled in the land; the wilderness has shut them in.
1 Samuel 4:5
And when the ark of the covenant of LORD came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth rang again.
Job 20:5
that the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the profane but for a moment?
Micah 7:8
Rejoice not against me, O my enemy. When I fall, I shall arise. When I sit in darkness, LORD will be a light to me.

The cords

Judges 16:9
Now she had an ambush abiding in the inner chamber. And she said to him, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And he broke the withes, as a string of tow is broken when it touches the fire. So his strength was not known.
1 Samuel 17:35
I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth. And when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and killed him.
Psalm 18:34
He teaches my hands to war, so that my arms bend a bow of brass.
Psalm 118:11
They encompassed me around, yea, they encompassed me around. In the name of LORD I will cut them off.
Philippians 4:3
Yes, I ask thee also, genuine yokefellow, help them--the women who labored with me in the good-news--with Clement also, and the rest of my co-workmen whose names are in the book of life.