1113/1112 BC
Complete person record
Samson
life, dates, and events
This record brings together the lifespan, dates, Scripture, and every dated event assigned to Samson.
Life record
Birth, lifespan, and death
Creation years 2811–2831
Reference under review · 1093/1092 BC
Original year-by-year timeline
Follow Samson in the counted years
Open the exact row in the detailed spreadsheet, with KJV Scripture, Jasher kept separate, research notes, and the counted ages or reigns.
Reference library
Look up Samson in the study works
These links search five public-domain reference works for this person. An author’s definition or conclusion is a study aid—not Scripture—and should be examined against the KJV text.
Public-domain referenceEaston’s Bible Dictionary
Dictionary and historical background
Find Samson →Public-domain referenceSmith’s Bible DictionaryPeople, places, customs, and history
Find Samson →Public-domain referenceHitchcock’s Bible NamesThe name and its traditional meaning
Find Samson →Public-domain referenceNave’s Topical BibleRelated KJV passages arranged by subject
Find Samson →Public-domain referenceTorrey’s Topical TextbookRelated biblical subjects and references
Find Samson →Dated record
Events involving Samson
Creation year 28111113/1112 BC
Samson judges Israel
Samson’s twenty years are placed within the continuing Philistine oppression.
Judges 15:20 · KJV
“And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years.”
Judges and 1 Samuel chronology
Open Creation year 2811 in the Original Timeline →This placement follows the dated sequence, oppressions, judgeships, land-rest intervals, and Ark notices preserved in Judges and 1 Samuel. Where a rule and a land-rest interval differ, the timeline keeps them distinct.