Holy Bible
(King James Version)
Judges:
Chapter 14
1. AND
Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters
of the Philistines.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
7. And he went down, and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson
well.
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.
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.
10. So his father went down unto the woman: and Samson made there a
feast: for so used the young men to do.
11. And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought
thirty companions to be with him.
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:
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. 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.
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?
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?
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.
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.
19. And the spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he went down to Ash-ke-lon,
and slew thirty men of them, and took their spoil, and gave the change
of garments unto them which expounded the riddle. And his anger
was kindled, and he went up to his father's house.
20. But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as
his friend.
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