Now the temple<n id="1" /> was filled with men and women, and all the rulers of the Philistines were there. There were three thousand men and women on the roof watching Samson entertain.

There was a fortified<n id="1" /> tower<n id="2" /> in the center of the city, so all the men and women, as well as the city&#8217;s leaders, ran into it and locked the entrance. Then they went up to the roof of the tower.

So the assembly sent 12,000 capable warriors<n id="1" /> against Jabesh Gilead.<n id="2" /> They commanded them, &#8220;Go and kill with your swords<n id="3" /> the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead, including the women and little children.