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
Do they not find? -- they apportion spoil, A female -- two females -- for every head, Spoil of finger-work for Sisera, Spoil of embroidered finger-work, Finger-work -- a pair of embroidered things, For the necks of the spoil!
Judges 16:24
And the people see him, and praise their god, for they said, 'Our god hath given in our hand our enemy, and he who is laying waste our land, and who multiplied our wounded.'
Exodus 14:3
and Pharaoh hath said of the sons of Israel, They are entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut upon them;
1 Samuel 4:5
And it cometh to pass, at the coming in of the ark of the covenant of Jehovah unto the camp, that all Israel shout -- a great shout -- and the earth is moved.
Job 20:5
That the singing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the profane for a moment,
Micah 7:8
Thou dost not rejoice over me, O mine enemy, When I have fallen, I have risen, When I sit in darkness Jehovah is a light to me.

The cords

Judges 16:9
And the ambush is abiding with her in an inner chamber, and she saith unto him, 'Philistines are upon thee, Samson;' and he breaketh the withs as a thread of tow is broken in its smelling fire, and his power hath not been known.
1 Samuel 17:35
and I have gone out after him, and smitten him, and delivered out of his mouth, and he riseth against me, and I have taken hold on his beard, and smitten him, and put him to death.
Psalm 18:34
Teaching my hands for battle, And a bow of brass was brought down by my arms.
Psalm 118:11
They have compassed me about, Yea, they have compassed me about, In the name of Jehovah I surely cut them off.
Philippians 4:3
and I ask also thee, genuine yoke-fellow, be assisting those women who in the good news did strive along with me, with Clement also, and the others, my fellow-workers, whose names are in the book of life.