Kebra Nagast

And that handmaiden rose up from them, and she took the head of Tebreles out of the dish, and put it back on its neck and covered it over with her garment. And Delilah rose up and seized the sword of the dead son of her sister, and went to kill 'Akemehel, but he saved himself by hiding behind a pillar. And he made ready to kill his mother. And her sister rose up and " seized her, saying, Why should we be destroyed through their [quarrel ?]. This [youth] is [sprung] from a bad root, and cannot [bear] good fruit come, ; my sister, let him not destroy thee also." And she took the sword from her hand, and drew up from her pillow (?) rich purple clothing which kings wear, and she gave it to him, and she spake kindly words unto him, " Take the apparel, my son, and thou thyself saying, shalt sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the Philis- And 'Akemehel raged like a savage bear, for he wished to slay both women until he made them to leave the house. And they went out, and when he had made them leave the house he took the purple apparel, and went out. And the two women came back, and made the dead body ready for burial, and they buried tines." it secretly. And when the time for the evening meal had come, men and the stewards sought for [their the young him not, and they asked about him, and his mother said unto them, " Your king is sick, and And they took him this man will sit in place of him." and set him on the throne, and they prepared a feast, and rejoiced. And from that time onward the son of Samson reigned over them, and there was none who now he committed transgressed his commandment this act [of murder] fif[teen] winters after he was born and the kingdom of the Philistines became his and his king] and found seed's after him. Therefore, beloved, it is well known that the kingdom of the Philistines belongeth to the seed of Shem. 140