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.
"They put out his eyes ... took him to Gaza ... bound him with brass fetters ... put him to work in the prison-house, grinding corn" (wheat)  (Judges 16:21).  We are not told the exact nature of the work assignment for Samson.  There was in use at that time a mill usually powered by a donkey, as indicated in the marginal reading of  Matthew 18:6 (ASV), and it is reasonable to suppose that, due to his great strength, Samson was utilized to turn the mill instead of an animal.  In any event, that type of labor, when done by human beings, was allocated to the lowest class of slaves. Thus, the shame and humiliation of Israel's Superhuman Judge reached its terrible climax.