The men of Judah captured Gaza, Ashkelon, Ekron, and the territory surrounding each of these cities.

They invaded the land and devoured its crops all the way to Gaza. They left nothing for the Israelites to eat, and they took away the sheep, oxen, and donkeys.

Samson went to Gaza. There he saw a prostitute and went in to have sex with her.

The Philistines captured him and gouged out his eyes. They brought him down to Gaza and bound him in bronze chains. He became a grinder in the prison.