strkjv@Judges:14:1
@ And
Samson
went
down
to
Timnath
, and
saw
a
woman
in
Timnath
of the
daughters
of the
Philistines
.
strkjv@Judges: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
.
strkjv@Judges: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
.
strkjv@Judges: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
.
strkjv@Judges: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.
strkjv@Judges: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
.
strkjv@Judges:14:7
@ And he went
down
, and
talked
with the
woman
; and she
pleased
Samson
well
.
strkjv@Judges: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
.
strkjv@Judges: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
.
strkjv@Judges:14:10
@ So his
father
went
down
unto the
woman
: and
Samson
made
there a
feast
; for so used the young
men
to
do
.
strkjv@Judges:14:11
@ And it came to pass, when they
saw
him, that they
brought
thirty
companions
to be with him.
strkjv@Judges: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
:
strkjv@Judges: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.
strkjv@Judges: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
.
strkjv@Judges:14:15
@ And it came to pass on the
seventh
day
, that they
said
unto
Samsons
wife
,
Entice
thy
husband
, that he may
declare
unto us the
riddle
, lest we
burn
thee and thy
fathers
house
with
fire
: have ye
called
us to take that we
have
? is it not so?
strkjv@Judges:14:16
@ And
Samsons
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?
strkjv@Judges: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
.
strkjv@Judges: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
.
strkjv@Judges:14:19
@ And the
Spirit
of the
LORD
came
upon him, and he went
down
to
Ashkelon
Ashq@, 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
fathers
house
.
strkjv@Judges:14:20
@ But
Samsons
wife
was given to his
companion
, whom he had used as his
friend
.
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