Gide. I'm Gary Stevens. And welcome to the second series of the History in the Bible podcast.

More of the history in more of the books in all the Bibles.

Bonus episode 19. Samson on Child.

This is a very special and fun bonus episode.

Brought to you thanks to an idea by Steve Guerra.

It brings together the talents of three award-worthy history podcast writers and producers.

First, Steve Guerra of the two podcasts, History of the Paper Seat and Beyond the Big Screen.

Second, Ben Jacobs of the Wittenberg to Westphalia podcast.

And me, Gary Stevens of the History in the Bible podcast.

We all know of the biblical hero Samson, known to his friends as Shemshone Ben Manoa.

And to his enemies as that bastard.

Samson of the long hair. Samson who was seduced by Delilah. Samson who brought down the Philistine Temple. In this bonus episode,

we put Samson on trial for mass murder. Steve Guera is Samson's defence attorney.

I am the prosecutor, God's loyal servant, Hassatan.

The presiding magistrate and Chief Justice is Ben Jacobs.

I hope you enjoy it.

All rise for the trial of the Cosmos versus Shimsun Ben Manoa, aka Samson, Judge Benjamin of Judah presiding.

That's me. We usually have a bailiff to do this, but budget cuts.

We are here today to examine the crimes of the defendant, who is accused of more than 4,030 counts of murder, extortion, arson, destruction of government property, destruction of a place of worship,

consorting with foreign women and violating his Nazarite vows by consorting with corpses, again,

more than 4,000 times. Given the sheer number of indictments against the accused, the cosmos has made a motion to hold one trial covering all these incidents, a motion that the defense

has not objected to. And given the budget situation, I will accept this motion. I will be opening

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