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Jud 16:25 King James And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make us sport. And they called for Samson out of the prison house; and he made them sport: and they set him between the pillars.

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Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
That he may make us sport - Rather, "that he may play for us," i. e. dance and make music. At an idolatrous feast, dancing was always accompanied with vocal and instrumental music.
 
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22 Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven.