It happened, when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make us sport. They called for Samson out of the prison-house; and he made sport before them. They set him between the pillars:
Samson’s humiliation was even greater because a young boy now led the former "Philistine terror" around as easily as a goat (Judges 16:26). His weakness appears greatest at this point in the story. Sensing his opportunity, Samson prayed to God for strength (cf. Judges 15:18).