Judges 9:3

9:3 His mother’s relatives ¹  spoke on his behalf to ²  all the leaders of Shechem and reported his proposal. ³  The leaders were drawn to Abimelech; ⁴  they said, “He is our close relative.” ⁵ 

Judges 16:25

16:25 When they really started celebrating, ⁶  they said, “Call for Samson so he can entertain us!” So they summoned Samson from the prison and he entertained them. ⁷  They made him stand between two pillars.

¹ tn Heb “brothers.”

² tn Heb “into the ears of.”

³ tn Heb “and all these words.”

⁴ tn Heb “Their heart was inclined after Abimelech.”

⁵ tn Heb “our brother.”

⁶ tn Heb “When their heart was good.”

⁷ tn Heb “before them.”