Judges 15:15

And he found a new jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and slew a thousand men therewith.

Cross-references

Judges 3:31 Parallel

In Judges 3:31, Shamgar kills 600 Philistines with an oxgoad — the same pattern of using an unconventional weapon to defeat many enemies.

Judges 14:6 Parallel

Judges 14:6 records Samson killing a lion with bare hands — both show his supernatural strength given by the Spirit.

Leviticus 26:8 Prophetic fulfillment

Leviticus 26:8 promises that five will chase a hundred — Samson's slaughter of 1,000 men with a jawbone is a dramatic fulfillment of that covenant blessing.

1 Samuel 14:6 expresses faith that God saves by few — Samson's victory with a jawbone illustrates that truth.

1 Samuel 17:49 shows David defeating Goliath with a stone — another example of God using an unlikely weapon to conquer.

1 Samuel 17:50 summarizes David's victory with sling and stone — paralleling Samson's jawbone as a humble instrument of God's power.

1 Corinthians 1:27 says God chooses foolish things — Samson's jawbone is a prime example of this principle.

1 Samuel 17:40 shows David using a sling — like Samson's jawbone, an unconventional weapon God uses to defeat Philistines.

Joshua 23:10 declares one man can chase a thousand — Samson's feat exemplifies this divine empowerment.

1 Corinthians 1:28 continues that God uses despised things — a jawbone, an animal bone, fits that description.

1 Corinthians 1:25 says God's weakness is stronger than men — Samson's jawbone exemplifies God's power through weak means.