Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Judges 14

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Judges 14 . 1 , Samson desires a wife of the Philistines; Judges 14 . 6 , In his journey he kills a lion; Judges 14 . 8 , In a second journey he finds honey in the carcase; Judges 14 . 10 , Samson’s marriage feast; Judges 14 . 12 , His riddle by his wife is made known; Judges 14 . 19 , He spoils thirty Philistines; Judges 14 . 20 , His wife is married to another.

Judges 14:1

One day Samson went down to Timnah, where he saw a young Philistine woman.

Judges 14:1 · BSB

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Judges 14:2

So he returned and told his father and mother, “I have seen a daughter of the Philistines in Timnah. Now get her for me as a wife.”

Judges 14:2 · BSB

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Judges 14:3

But his father and mother replied, “Can’t you find a young woman among your relatives or among any of our people? Must you go to the uncircumcised Philistines to get a wife?” But Samson told his father, “Get her for me, for she is pleasing to my eyes.”

Judges 14:3 · BSB

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she pleaseth me well Heb. she is right in mine eyes

Judges 14:4

(Now his father and mother did not know this was from the LORD, who was seeking an occasion to move against the Philistines; for at that time the Philistines were ruling over Israel.)

Judges 14:4 · BSB

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That is , God permitted it , that it might be a means of bringing about the deliverance of Israel. Such marriages were forbidden to the Israelites , to keep them separate from the idolatrous nations

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Judges 14:5

Then Samson went down to Timnah with his father and mother and came to the vineyards of Timnah. Suddenly a young lion came roaring at him,

Judges 14:5 · BSB

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Heb. in meeting him

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Judges 14:6

and the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon him, and he tore the lion apart with his bare hands as one would tear a young goat. But he did not tell his father or mother what he had done.

Judges 14:6 · BSB

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Now it is not intimated that he did this by his own natural strength; but by the supernatural strength communicated by the Spirit of the Lord coming mightily upon him; which strength was not at his own command , but was , by the will of God , attached to his hair and nazarate

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Judges 14:8

When Samson returned later to take her, he left the road to see the lion’s carcass, and in it was a swarm of bees, along with their honey.

Judges 14:8 · BSB

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a swarm It is probable , that the flesh had been entirely consumed off the bones , which had become dry; and the body having been throw into some private place . for Samson turned aside to visit it a swarm of bees had formed their combs in the cavity of the dry ribs , or region of the thorax; nor was it a more improper place than a hollow rock.

Judges 14:9

So he scooped some honey into his hands and ate it as he went along. And when he returned to his father and mother, he gave some to them and they ate it. But he did not tell them that he had taken the honey from the lion’s carcass.

Judges 14:9 · BSB

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Judges 14:10

Then his father went to visit the woman, and Samson prepared a feast there, as was customary for the bridegroom.

Judges 14:10 · BSB

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Judges 14:11

And when the Philistines saw him, they selected thirty men to accompany him.

Judges 14:11 · BSB

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Judges 14:12

“Let me tell you a riddle,” Samson said to them. “If you can solve it for me within the seven days of the feast, I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes.

Judges 14:12 · BSB

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or , shirts. This will receive illustration from Mr. Jackson's description of the Moorish dress . It resembles that of the ancient patriarchs as represented in paintings . but the paintings are taken from Asiatic models that of the men consists of a red cap and turban , a (kumja) shirt , which hangs outside of the drawers , and comes below the knee; a (caftan) coat , which buttons close before , and down to the bottom with large open sleeves; over which , when they go out of doors , they throw carelessly , and sometimes elegantly , a hayk , or garment of white cotton , silk , or wool , five or six yards long , and five feet wide. The Arabs often dispense with the caftan , and even with the shirt , wearing nothing but the hayk."

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Judges 14:13

But if you cannot solve it, you must give me thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes.” “Tell us your riddle,” they replied. “Let us hear it.”

Judges 14:13 · BSB

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Judges 14:14

So he said to them: “Out of the eater came something to eat, and out of the strong came something sweet.” For three days they were unable to explain the riddle.

Judges 14:14 · BSB

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Judges 14:15

So on the fourth day they said to Samson’s wife, “Entice your husband to explain the riddle to us, or we will burn you and your father’s household to death. Did you invite us here to rob us?”

Judges 14:15 · BSB

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The LXX reads "on the fourth day;" with which the Syriac and Arabic agree. This , as Dr. Wall observes , is certainly right; for it appears from

  • Judges 14:17 that she wept the remainder of the seven days; for which there could have been no time , if they did not threaten her till the seventh

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take that we have Heb. possess us , or , impoverish us

Judges 14:16

Then Samson’s wife came to him, weeping, and said, “You hate me! You do not really love me! You have posed to my people a riddle, but have not explained it to me.” “Look,” he said, “I have not even explained it to my father or mother, so why should I explain it to you?”

Judges 14:16 · BSB

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Judges 14:17

She wept the whole seven days of the feast, and finally on the seventh day, because she had pressed him so much, he told her the answer. And in turn she explained the riddle to her people.

Judges 14:17 · BSB

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the seven or , the rest of the seven days

Judges 14:18

Before sunset on the seventh day, the men of the city said to Samson: “What is sweeter than honey? And what is stronger than a lion?” So he said to them: “If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have solved my riddle!”

Judges 14:18 · BSB

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Judges 14:19

Then the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, killed thirty of their men, took their apparel, and gave their clothes to those who had solved the riddle. And burning with anger, Samson returned to his father’s house,

Judges 14:19 · BSB

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spoil or , apparel

Judges 14:20

and his wife was given to one of the men who had accompanied him.

Judges 14:20 · BSB

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Intertextuality Pairs
Echoes Judges 14:6 → Judges 3:10
Trajectories
Samson (Spirit-Empowered Deliverer)
Chiasms
Shaped Judges 13:25–14:6
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