And Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines. 1Jn 2:16Jos 15:10Jos 19:43Psa 119:372Sa 11:2Gen 34:1-2Gen 38:12-13Gen 6:2 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. Gen 34:4Gen 24:2-3Gen 21:212Ki 14:9Gen 38:6 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. 1 1Sa 17:36Deu 7:2-3Jdg 15:181Sa 14:61Sa 17:261Sa 31:42Sa 1:20Exo 34:12-16 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. Jos 11:20Psa 115:3Jdg 13:11Ki 12:152Ch 10:152Ch 22:72Ki 6:332Ch 25:20
¶ 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. 2 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. Jdg 3:10Zec 4:6Jdg 13:251Jn 3:81Sa 11:61Sa 17:34-371Sa 17:46Isa 42:2 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. Gen 29:21Mat 1:20 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. 1Sa 14:25-30Pro 25:15
¶ So his father went down unto the woman: and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do. Ecc 10:19Est 1:7-22Gen 29:22Jhn 2:9Mat 22:2-4Rev 19:9 And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him. Jhn 3:291Sa 10:231Sa 16:6Mat 9:15
¶ 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: 3 1Ki 10:1Ezk 17:2Gen 45:222Ki 5:222Ki 5:5Pro 1:61Co 13:12Ezk 20:49 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. 4 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. 1Ki 17:6Jas 1:2-41Pe 2:24Rom 8:372Co 12:9-10Mat 13:112Ch 20:22Ch 20:25 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? 5 Jdg 15:6Jdg 16:5Mic 7:5Gen 3:1-6Jdg 12:1Pro 1:11Pro 5:3Pro 6:26 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? Jdg 16:15Gen 2:24 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. 6 Jdg 16:16Luk 18:4-5Gen 3:6Jdg 16:13Jdg 16:6Job 2:9Luk 11:8Pro 2:16-17 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. 7 1Sa 11:6Jdg 3:10Jdg 13:25Jdg 14:6Jdg 15:14 But Samson’s wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend. Jdg 15:2Jhn 3:29Jhn 13:18Jdg 15:6Jer 9:5Mat 26:49-50Mic 7:5Psa 55:12-13