o deliver him up to them, and
put him into their power; so they desired him to bear this willingly.
Accordingly, when he had received assurance from them upon oath, that
they would do him no other harm than only to deliver him into his
enemies' hands, he came down from the rock, and put himself into the
power of his countrymen. Then did they bind him with two cords, and lead
him on, in order to deliver him to the Philistines; and when they came
to a certain place, which is now called the Jaw-bone, on account of
the great action there performed by Samson, though of old it had no
particular name at all, the Philistines, who had pitched their camp not
far off, came to meet them with joy and shouting, as having done a great
thing, and gained what they desired; but Samson broke his bonds asunder,
and catching up the jaw-bone of an ass that lay down at his feet, fell
upon his enemies, and smiting them with his jaw-bone, slew a thousand of
them, and put the rest to flight and into great disorder.

9. Upon this slaughter Samson was too proud of what he had performed,
and said that this did not come to pass by the assistance of God, but
that his success was to be ascribed to his own courage; and vaunted
himself, that it was out of a dread of him that some of his enemies fell
and the rest ran away upon his use of the jaw-bone; but when a great
thirst came upon him, he considered that human courage is nothing, and
bare his testimony that all is to be ascribed to God, and besought him
that he would not be angry at any thing he had said, nor give him up
into the hands of his enemies, but afford him help under his affliction,
and deliver him from the misfortune he was under. Accordingly God was
moved with his entreaties, and raised him up a plentiful fountain of
sweet water at a certain rock whence it was that Samson called the place
the Jaw-bone, [20] and so it is called to this day.

10. After this fight Samson held the Philistines in contempt, and came
to Gaza, and took up his lodgings in a certain inn. When the rulers of
Gaza were informed of his coming thither, they seized upon the gates,
and placed men in ambush about them, that he might not escape without
being perceived; but Samson, who was acquainted with their contrivances
against him, arose about midnight, and ran by force upon the gates,
with their posts and beams, and the rest of their wooden furniture, and
carried them away on his shoulders, and bare them to the mountai