Judges 14:11

And when the citizens of that place saw him, they brought him thirty companions to be with him.

Douay-Rheims 1899

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

10So his father went down to the woman, and made a feast for his son Samson: for so the young men used to do.

12And Samson said to them: I will propose to you a riddle, which if you declare unto me within the seven days of the feast, I will give you thirty shirts, and as many coats:

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Cross References

1 Samuel 16:6And when they were come in, he saw Eliab, and said: Is the Lord's anointed before him?

Matthew 9:15And Jesus said to them: Can the children of the bridegroom mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall 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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