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captors thought he was kidding and started
laughing at him.
However, some were uneasy and they said,
“Did you hear that cracking noise? I thought I
heard something breaking.”
Others reassured them, “Stop worrying; he’s
just entertaining us,” and they continued drinking,
eating and laughing at Samson as he busied
himself with the pillars.
Then the cracking noise increased and dust
started falling from parts of the column as it
cracked. A hush immediately fell on the temple
and someone whispered, “Hey, don’t you think
we should stop him now?”
Someone else in the crowd shouted, “Oh,
come on! Can’t you see the size of those pillars?
It’s impossible for him to bring them down. More
wine!” and everybody laughed and promptly
resumed their revelling. But before they knew what
was happening, huge slabs of rock started pelting
down as the supporting columns gave way. Their
laughter turned into screams of terror as they were