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16 And Samson said,

With the jawbone of an ass, [a]heaps upon heaps,
With the jawbone of an ass have I smitten a thousand men.

17 And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking, that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand; and [b]that place was called [c]Ramath-lehi. 18 And he was sore athirst, and called on Jehovah, and said, Thou hast given this great deliverance by the hand of thy servant; and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 15:16 Hebrew heap, two heaps.
  2. Judges 15:17 Or, he called that place
  3. Judges 15:17 That is, The hill of the jawbone.