"Because the leaders took the lead in Israel, because the people offered themselves willingly, be blessed, LORD.

Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent.

So the woman [in due time] gave birth to a son and named him Samson; and the boy grew and the Lord blessed him.

And he said to his mother, “The eleven hundred pieces of silver which were taken from you, about which you cursed [the thief] and also spoke about in my hearing, behold, the silver is with me; I took it.” And his mother said, “Blessed be my son before the Lord.”