When Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying, Come up this once, for he has told me all his heart. Then the lords of the Philistines came up to her, and brought the money in their hand.
"I will go out as at other times and shake myself free"  (Judges 16:20).  When Samson said this, he was not aware that Jehovah had departed from him, and he apparently thought, even at that late hour, that he would be able to escape.  But the awful truth was quickly revealed to him.  He was blinded, probably by having his eyes gouged out.  His judgeship was ended.  He was then the slave of the Philistines, assigned to the most humiliating menial labor, and the laughing-stock of his pagan enemies.  No one who understands what happened can feel anything but pity for this weak and sinful Judge.