Judges 16:7

(1) BINDING HIM WITH FRESH BOWSTRINGS

"And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven green withes that were never dried, then shall I become weak, and be as another man. Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green withes which had not been dried, and she bound him with them." Now she had liers-in-wait abiding in the inner chamber. And she said unto him, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And he brake the withes, as a string of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. So his strength was not known."

"Seven green withes" (Judges 16:7). Moore understood this to be a reference to "fresh bowstrings, not yet dried."[18] The cooperation of the lords of Philistia shows how closely they were working with Delilah.

"The Philistines are upon thee, Samson" (Judges 16:9). Delilah was only pretending in this exclamation in order to find out if Samson had really told her the truth. The liers-in-wait were not called until she knew that she had Samson in her power. Samson was only playing games with her, but it was a deadly game that eventually cost him his eyesight and his life.