⁵ The rulers of the Philistines^(A) went to her and said, “See if you can lure^(B) him into showing you the secret of his great strength^(C) and how we can overpower him so we may tie him up and subdue him. Each one of us will give you eleven hundred shekels^[a] of silver.”^(D)

⁶ So Delilah^(A) said to Samson, “Tell me the secret of your great strength and how you can be tied up and subdued.”