away from this story about the idea of revenge is that, in this case, the Hebrew word should be translated in the realm of warfare more so than some sort of punishment.
             In the Bible, there are also stories of individuals who have the chance to take vengeance on another, but pass it up. In the first book of Samuel, David has the chance to exact revenge on Saul and refuses twice. Once in chapter 24, Saul is given into the hands of David and he refuses to kill him, but instead cuts off a corner of his cloak (which he later feels badly for), and in chapter 26 Saul tries to kill David, but when David gets the chance to kill Saul again, he refuses: "As the Lord lives, the Lord will strike him down...The Lord forbid that I should raise my hand against the Lord's anointed." Instead, David places the situation, and Saul's life, in the hands of the Lord.
             Just as in the story of Samson, in the story of David, there are many ideas within the text that can be withdrawn which may lead toward the proper connotation of the word. The
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