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And Samson
went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath
of the daughters of the Philistines.
02 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.
03 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.
04 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.
05 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.
06 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.
07 And he went down, and talked with the woman;
and she pleased Samson well.
08 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.
09 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.
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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 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.
20 But Samson's wife was given to his companion,
whom he had used as his friend.
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