15And he found a new jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and slew a thousand men therewith.


In Context

12 And they said unto him, We are come down to bind thee, that we may deliver thee into the hand of the Philistines. And Samson said unto them, Swear unto me, that ye will not fall upon me yourselves.

13 And they spake unto him, saying, No; but we will bind thee fast, and deliver thee into their hand: but surely we will not kill thee. And they bound him with two new cords, and brought him up from the rock.

14 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.

15 And he found a new jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and slew a thousand men therewith.

16 And Samson said, With the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, with the jaw of an ass have I slain a thousand men.

17 And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking, that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand, and called that place Ramath-lehi.

Judges 15:15 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

15:15Finding a fresh jawbone of a donkey, he grabbed it and struck down a thousand men.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

15:15And finding a jawbone, even the jawbone of an ass which lay there, catching it up, be slew therewith a thousand men.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

15:15And he found a fresh jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and smote a thousand men therewith.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:15And he found a fresh jawbone of an ass, and put out his hand and seized it, and with it he slew a thousand men.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

15:15And he found a new jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and smote a thousand men therewith.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:15And he found a fresh jaw-bone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and slew a thousand men with it.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:15He found a fresh jawbone of a donkey, and put forth his hand, and took it, and struck a thousand men therewith.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

15:15and he findeth a fresh jaw-bone of an ass, and putteth forth his hand and taketh it, and smiteth with it — a thousand men.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:15And he found a new jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and slew a thousand men therewith.