JUDGES 14 "SAMSON's PHILISTINE WIFE: SAMSON GROWS UP & WANTS A WIFE from the PHILISTINES EVEN though this DISAPPOINTED his PARENTS because she was a PHILISTINE & NOT one of their PEOPLE, but SAMSON insisted, saying, "SHE PLEASES ME WELL" ; & so they traveled to TIMNAH & along the way a LION ATTACKED SAMSON & his FAMILY but SAMSON TORE the LION to PIECES; LATER, SAMSON saw BEES & HONEY in the CARCASS of the LION & he SCOOPED some HONEY out with his HAND & ATE it & gave some to his PARENTS; then he made up a RIDDLE ABOUT IT which NOBODY could FIGURE OUT, & the people THREATENED SAMSON's wife to get the ANSWER or they would BURN her HOUSE; & SAMSON told her after 6 DAYS & SAMSON CONSUMED his ANGER by KILLING 30 MEN of ASHKELON & giving the CLOTHES from their BODIES to the MEN WHO SOLVED the RIDDLE ; & SAMSON's WIFE was given to his COMPANION, HIS BEST MAN" recorded for your spiritual enrichment by vanderKOK

JUDGES 14 "SAMSON's PHILISTINE WIFE: SAMSON GROWS UP & WANTS A WIFE from the PHILISTINES EVEN though this DISAPPOINTED his PARENTS because she was a PHILISTINE & NOT one of their PEOPLE, but SAMSON insisted, saying, "SHE PLEASES ME WELL" ; & so they traveled to TIMNAH & along the way a LION ATTACKED SAMSON & his FAMILY but SAMSON TORE the LION to PIECES; LATER, SAMSON saw BEES & HONEY in the CARCASS of the LION & he SCOOPED some HONEY out with his HAND & ATE it & gave some to his PARENTS; then he made up a RIDDLE ABOUT IT which NOBODY could FIGURE OUT, & the people THREATENED SAMSON's wife to get the ANSWER or they would BURN her HOUSE; & SAMSON told her after 6 DAYS & SAMSON CONSUMED his ANGER by KILLING 30 MEN of ASHKELON & giving the CLOTHES from their BODIES to the MEN WHO SOLVED the RIDDLE ; & SAMSON's WIFE was given to his COMPANION, HIS BEST MAN" recorded for your spiritual enrichment by vanderKOK

14:1 Samson's Philistine Wife
"Now Samson went down to Timnah, and saw a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines. 2 So he went up and told his father and mother, saying, "I have seen a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines; now therefore, get her for me as a wife."

3 Then his father and mother said to him, "Is there no woman among the daughters of your brethren, or among all my people, that you must go and get a wife from the uncircumcised Philistines?"

And Samson said to his father, "Get her for me, for she pleases me well."

4 But his father and mother did not know that it was of the LORD — that He was seeking an occasion to move against the Philistines. For at that time the Philistines had dominion over Israel.

5 So Samson went down to Timnah with his father and mother, and came to the vineyards of Timnah.

Now to his surprise, a young lion came roaring against him. 6 And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he tore the lion apart as one would have torn apart a young goat, though he had nothing in his hand. But he did not tell his father or his mother what he had done.

7 Then he went down and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well. 8 After some time, when he returned to get her, he turned aside to see the carcass of the lion. And behold, a swarm of bees and honey were in the carcass of the lion. 9 He took some of it in his hands and went along, eating. When he came to his father and mother, he gave some to them, and they also ate. But he did not tell them that he had taken the honey out of the carcass of the lion.

10 So his father went down to the woman. And Samson gave a feast there, for young men used to do so. 11 And it happened, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.

12 Then Samson said to them, "Let me pose a riddle to you. If you can correctly solve and explain it to me within the seven days of the feast, then I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty changes of clothing. 13 But if you cannot explain it to me, then you shall give me thirty linen garments and thirty changes of clothing."

And they said to him,"Pose your riddle, that we may hear it."
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