Judges 14:11

And when the citizens of that place had seen him, they presented to him thirty companions to be with him.

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In The King James Version

And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.

In Context

10And so his father went down to the woman, and he made a feast for his son Samson. For so the young men were accustomed to do.

12And Samson said to them: “I will propose to you a problem, which, if you can solve it for me within the seven days of the feast, I will give you thirty shirts and the same number of tunics.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 16:6And when they had entered, he saw Eliab, and he said, “Could he be the Christ in the sight of the Lord?”

Matthew 9:15And Jesus said to them: “How can the sons of the groom mourn, while the groom is still with them? But the days will arrive when the groom will be taken away from them. And then they shall fast.

Matthew Henry on Judges 14:11-20

Samson's Riddle; Slaughter of the Philistines. ( b. c. 1141.) 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… Read the whole commentary →

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