Attempts to weaken Shimshon
4
How many total attempts were made to weaken Shimshon
Plishtim
Who was the enemy against BN"Y at the time?
Superhuman strength
What did Shimshon get for being a Nazir?
Dagon
Who was the god of the Plishtim?
Plishti women
Who did Shimshon always fall in love with?
Cut his hair
What would actually make Shimshon weak?
3
How many times did Shimshon defeat the Plishtim in these 2 Perakim?
Donkey jawbone filled with water
How did Hashem save Shimshon when he got thirsty?
They offered Dalilah 1100 silver coins from each of them
How would Dalilah be rewarded if she figured out what would make Shimshon weak?
Middah kinegged middah
Why were Shimshon's eyes poked out as a punishment for only seeing the outward beauty in women?
Tie him up with 7 wet ropes, never dried
What is the first atteot
Shimshon tied the tails of 300 foxes with torches and sent them through the Plishti fields, burning them.
How did Shimshon take revenge against the Plishtim for allowing his wife to remarry?
With a donkey jawbone
How was Shimshon able to kill 1000 Plishtim?
Shimshon's first wife remarried
What happened to Shimshon's first wife after he went back home?
Remarried a Plishti "friend" of Shimshon
What did Shimshon's first wife do after Shimshon left after their wedding?
Tie him up with new ropes, never used for work
What is the second attempt?
1000 Plishti men
How many men did Shimshon kill with the donkey jawbone?
Collapsing of the Plishti building
How did Hashem help Shimshon at the end of his life?
They poked out Shimshon's eyes
How did the Plishtim punish Shimshon when they captured him?
1100 silver coins from each head of the Plishtim
What was Dalilah promised if she could figure out what made Shimshon weak?
Weave his hair into 7 locks onto a weaving rod, hammered into the ground
What was the third attempt?
All Plishtim in and on the roof of the building
Who did Shimshon kill at the end of his life?
Bc he was a Nazir
Why did Hashem help Shimshon throughout his life?
They tied up SHimshon when they were delivered him
What did the Plishtim do to Shimshon when Shevet Yehudah handed him over?
"The Plishtim are coming"
What would Dalilah shout to test if Shimshon was finally made weak?