SAMSON
–A judge (leader, hero) of Israel Jud 16:31 –A Danite, son of Manoah; miraculous birth of; a Nazarite from his mother’ s womb; the mother forbidden to drink wine or strong drink, or to eat any ceremonially unclean thing during gestation Jud 13:2-7 , 24 , 25 –Desires a Philistine woman for his wife; kills a lion Jud 14:1-7 –His marriage feast and the riddle propounded Jud 14:8-19 –Kills thirty Philistines Jud 14:19 –Wife of, estranged Jud 14:20 ; 15:1 , 2 –Is avenged for the estrangement of his wife Jud 15:3-8 –His great strength Jud 15:7-14 ; Heb 11:32 –Kills one-thousand Philistines with the jawbone of a donkey Jud 15:13-17 –Miraculously supplied with water Jud 15:18 , 19 –Cohabits with Delilah, a prostitute; her machinations with the Philistines to overcome him Jud 16:1-20 –Is blinded by the Philistines and confined to hard labor in prison; pulls down the pillars of the temple, meets his death, and kills a multitude of his enemies Jud 16:21-31 ; Heb 11:32
SARCASM
–INSTANCES OF .Cain’ s self-justifying argument when God asked him where Abel was Ge 4:9 .Israelites reproaching Moses Ex 14:11 .God reproaching Israel Nu 11:20 ; Jud 10:14 .Balak reproaching Balaam Nu 24:11 .Joshua to the descendants of Joseph Jos 17:15 .By Jotham Jud 9:7-19 .By Samson Jud 14:18 .The men of Jabesh to Nahash 1Sa 11:10 .Eliab to David 1Sa 17:28 .Elijah to the priests of Baal 1Ki 18:27 .David’ s reply to Michal’ s irony 2Sa 6:21 .Ahab’ s reply to Ben-hadad 1Ki 20:11 .Jehoash to Amaziah 2Ki 14:9 , 10 ; 2Ch 25:18 , 19 .Rabshakeh to Hezekiah 2Ki 18:23 , 24 .Sanballat’ s address to the army of Samaria Ne 4:2 , 3 .Zophar to Job Job 11:12 .Job to Zophar Job 12:2 , 3 .Of Solomon Pr 26:16 .The persecutors of Jesus Mt 27:28 , 29 ; Lu 23:11 ; Joh 19:2 , 3 , 5 , 15 .Paul 1Ti 4:7 .Herod Agrippa II to Paul Ac 26:28 .See IRONY .See SATIRE
SUICIDE
–General scriptures concerning Am 9:2 ; Re 9:6 –Temptation to, of Jesus Mt 4:5 , 6 ; Lu 4:9 , 10 , 11 –Of the Philippian jailer Ac 16:27 –See DEATH, DESIRED –INSTANCES OF .Samson Jud 16:29 , 30 .Saul and his armor-bearer 1Sa 31:4 , 5 ; 1Ch 10:4 , 5 .Ahithophel 2Sa 17:23 .Zimri 1Ki 16:18 .Judas Mt 27:5 ; Ac 1:18