1. A prostitute in Gaza (1-3)

Samson went to Gaza in Philistia and spent the night with a prostitute. The people of Gaza planned to kill him at dawn. But in mid-night Samson tore the city gate doors out and put them on a hilltop.

2. Samson's weakness toward women (4-17)

With Delilah, Samson fell in love (not a good expression). The Philistines promised her much money if she told them the secret of his great strength so they could capture him. He fooled her 3 times. But she nagged and prodded him until he was sick to death of it. So he told her everything. His strength came from his dedication to God as a Nazirite. His long hair was his obedient expression of his consecration to God. If it was shaved, he would lose his strength and become weak, because his power came from his consecration to God. To please a woman, he lost his consecration to God.