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Chapter 14
- 14:1
- And Samson went down to Timnath,
and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines.
- 14:2
- And he came up, and told his
father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnath of the
daughters of the Philistines: now therefore get her for me to wife.
- 14:3
- Then his father and his mother
said unto him, Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy
brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of
the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said unto his father, Get
her for me; for she pleaseth me well.
- 14:4
- But his father and his mother knew
not that it was of the LORD, that he sought an occasion against the
Philistines: for at that time the Philistines had dominion over
Israel.
- 14:5
- Then went Samson down, and his
father and his mother, to Timnath, and came to the vineyards of
Timnath: and, behold, a young lion roared against him.
- 14:6
- And the Spirit of the LORD came
mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid, and he
had nothing in his hand: but he told not his father or his mother what
he had done.
- 14:7
- And he went down, and talked with
the woman; and she pleased Samson well.
- 14:8
- And after a time he returned to
take her, and he turned aside to see the carcase of the lion: and,
behold, there was a swarm of bees and honey in the carcase of the
lion.
- 14:9
- And he took thereof in his hands,
and went on eating, and came to his father and mother, and he gave
them, and they did eat: but he told not them that he had taken the
honey out of the carcase of the lion.
- 14:10
- So his father went down unto the
woman: and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do.
- 14:11
- And it came to pass, when they saw
him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
- 14:12
- And Samson said unto them, I will
now put forth a riddle unto you: if ye can certainly declare it me
within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give
you thirty sheets and thirty change of garments:
- 14:13
- But if ye cannot declare it me,
then shall ye give me thirty sheets and thirty change of garments. And
they said unto him, Put forth thy riddle, that we may hear it.
- 14:14
- And he said unto them, Out of the
eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness. And
they could not in three days expound the riddle.
- 14:15
- And it came to pass on the seventh
day, that they said unto Samson's wife, Entice thy husband, that he
may declare unto us the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father's
house with fire: have ye called us to take that we have? is it not so?
- 14:16
- And Samson's wife wept before him,
and said, Thou dost but hate me, and lovest me not: thou hast put
forth a riddle unto the children of my people, and hast not told it
me. And he said unto her, Behold, I have not told it my father nor my
mother, and shall I tell it thee?
- 14:17
- And she wept before him the seven
days, while their feast lasted: and it came to pass on the seventh
day, that he told her, because she lay sore upon him: and she told the
riddle to the children of her people.
- 14:18
- And the men of the city said unto
him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than
honey? And what is stronger than a lion? and he said unto them, If ye
had not plowed with my heifer, ye had not found out my riddle.
- 14:19
- And the Spirit of the LORD came
upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and slew thirty men of them,
and took their spoil, and gave change of garments unto them which
expounded the riddle. And his anger was kindled, and he went up to his
father's house.
- 14:20
- But Samson's wife was given to his
companion, whom he had used as his friend.
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