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Title
Samson
Date
1996
Medium
fibreglass
Accession number
IV30_DM_S007
Acquisition method
commissioned by Moray District Council
Work type
Statue
Owner
Moray Council
Custodian
Moray Council
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
June 1996
Access
time restrictions apply
Access note
Garden opening times.
Inscription description
SAMSON / THEN SAMSON PRAYED, …"PLEASE, GOD, / GIVE ME MY STRENGTH JUST THIS ONE TIME / MORE. . . ." SO SAMSON TOOK HOLD OF THE / TWO MIDDLE COLUMNS HOLDING UP THE / BUILDING. PUTTING ONE HAND ON EACH / COLUMN. HE PUSHED AGAINST THEM AND / SHOUTED, "LET ME DIE WITH THE / PHILISTINES!" HE PUSHED WITH ALL HIS / MIGHT, AND THE BUILDING FELL DOWN. / JUDGES 1: 28,29, 30