And Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines.
Timnath
Genesis 38:12,13 And in process of time the daughter of Shuah Judah's wife died; and …
Joshua 15:10 And the border compassed from Baalah westward to mount Seir, and …
Joshua 19:43 And Elon, and Thimnathah, and Ekron,
saw
Genesis 6:2 That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; …
Genesis 34:1,2 And Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bore to Jacob, went out …
2 Samuel 11:2 And it came to pass in an evening, that David arose from off his …
Job 31:11 For this is an heinous crime; yes, it is an iniquity to be punished …
Psalm 119:37 Turn away my eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken you me in your way.
1 John 2:16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust …
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.
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.
thy brethren
Genesis 13:8 And Abram said to Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray you, between …
Genesis 21:3,4,27 And Abraham called the name of his son that was born to him, whom …
uncircumcised
Judges 15:18 And he was sore thirsty, and called on the LORD, and said, You have …
Genesis 34:14 And they said to them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister …
Exodus 34:12-16 Take heed to yourself, lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants …
Deuteronomy 7:2,3 And when the LORD your God shall deliver them before you; you shall …
1 Samuel 14:6 And Jonathan said to the young man that bore his armor, Come, and …
1 Samuel 17:26,36 And David spoke to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall …
1 Samuel 31:4 Then said Saul to his armor bearer, Draw your sword, and thrust me …
2 Samuel 1:20 Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest …
she pleaseth me well. Heb. she is right in mine eyes
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.
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.
against him. Heb. in meeting him.
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.
the Spirit
Judges 3:10 And the Spirit of the LORD came on him, and he judged Israel, and …
Judges 11:29 Then the Spirit of the LORD came on Jephthah, and he passed over …
Judges 13:25 And the Spirit of the LORD began to move him at times in the camp …
1 Samuel 11:6 And the Spirit of God came on Saul when he heard those tidings, and …
rent him. 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 nazarite.
Judges 15:8,15 And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went …
Judges 16:30 And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bowed himself …
1 Samuel 17:34-37,46 And David said to Saul, Your servant kept his father's sheep, and …
Zechariah 4:6 Then he answered and spoke to me, saying, This is the word of the …
1 John 3:8 He that commits sin is of the devil; for the devil sins from the …
he told
Isaiah 42:2 He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street.
Matthew 11:29 Take my yoke on you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in …
And he went down, and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well.
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.
to take her
Genesis 29:21 And Jacob said to Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, …
Matthew 1:20 But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the LORD …
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.
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.
So his father went down unto the woman: and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do.
And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
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:
a riddle
1 Kings 10:1 And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning …
Psalm 49:4 I will incline my ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying on the harp.
Proverbs 1:6 To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the …
Ezekiel 17:2 Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel;
Ezekiel 20:49 Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Does he not speak parables?
Matthew 13:13,34 Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; …
Luke 14:7 And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked …
John 16:29 His disciples said to him, See, now speak you plainly, and speak no proverb.
1 Corinthians 13:12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now …
the seven
Genesis 29:27,28 Fulfill her week, and we will give you this also for the service …
2 Chronicles 7:8 Also at the same time Solomon kept the feast seven days, and all …
sheets. 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.
Matthew 27:28 And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.
Mark 14:51,52 And there followed him a certain young man, having a linen cloth …
change
Genesis 45:22 To all of them he gave each man changes of raiment; but to Benjamin …
2 Kings 5:5,22 And the king of Syria said, Go to, go, and I will send a letter to …
Matthew 6:19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust …
James 5:2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten.
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.
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.
out of the eater
Genesis 3:15 And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your …
Deuteronomy 8:15,16 Who led you through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were …
1 Kings 17:6 And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread …
2 Chronicles 20:2,25 Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat, saying, There comes a …
Isaiah 53:10-12 Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he has put him to grief: when …
Romans 5:3-5 And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that …
Romans 8:37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
2 Corinthians 4:17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, works for us …
2 Corinthians 12:9,10 And he said to me, My grace is sufficient for you: for my strength …
Philippians 1:12-20 But I would you should understand, brothers…
Hebrews 2:14,15 For as much then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, …
Hebrews 12:10,11 For they truly for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; …
James 1:2-4 My brothers, count it all joy when you fall into divers temptations…
1 Peter 2:24 Who his own self bore our sins in his own body on the tree, that …
they could
Proverbs 24:7 Wisdom is too high for a fool: he opens not his mouth in the gate.
Matthew 13:11 He answered and said to them, Because it is given to you to know …
Acts 8:31 And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired …
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?
on the seventh day. 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 ver.
Judges 14:17 And she wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted: …
Judges 16:5 And the lords of the Philistines came up to her, and said to her, …
Genesis 3:1-6 Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which …
Proverbs 1:11 If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk …
Proverbs 5:3 For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth …
Proverbs 6:26 For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: …
Micah 7:5 Trust you not in a friend, put you not confidence in a guide: keep …
lest we burn
Judges 12:1 And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, …
Judges 15:6 Then the Philistines said, Who has done this? And they answered, …
take that we have. Heb. possess us, or impoverish us.
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?
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.
the seven, or, the rest of the seven days. she lay
Judges 16:6,13,16 And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray you, wherein your great …
Genesis 3:6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that …
Job 2:9 Then said his wife to him, Do you still retain your integrity? curse …
Proverbs 7:21 With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering …
Luke 11:8 I say to you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend…
Luke 18:4,5 And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, …
and she told
Proverbs 2:16,17 To deliver you from the strange woman, even from the stranger which …
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.
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.
But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.
