The Philistines seized him, gouged out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza. There they bound him with bronze shackles, and he was set to grinding grain in the prison.
In context
19She lulled him to sleep on her lap, then called a man in to shave off the seven braids of his hair. In this way she began to subdue him, and his strength left him. 20Then she called out, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” He awoke from his sleep and thought, “I will go out as before and shake myself free.” He did not know that Yahweh had left him. 21The Philistines seized him, gouged out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza. There they bound him with bronze shackles, and he was set to grinding grain in the prison. 22But his hair began to grow again after it had been shaved. 23Now the rulers of the Philistines gathered to offer a great sacrifice to their god Dagon and to celebrate. They said, “Our god has delivered Samson our enemy into our hand.”
