Judges 14:19

And the Spirit of the Lord came upon him powerfully, and he went down to Ascalon, and destroyed of + 14:19 Gr. them.the inhabitants thirty men, and took their garments, and gave the changes of raiment to them that told the riddle; and Sampson was very angry, and went up to the house of his father.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

18And the men of the city said to him on the seventh day, before sunrise, What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? and Sampson said to them, If ye had not ploughed with my heifer, ye would not have known my riddle.

20And the wife of Sampson was given to one of his friends, with whom he was on terms of friendship.

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Cross References

Judges 3:10And the Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he judged Israel; and he went out to war against Chusarsathaim: and the Lord delivered into his hand Chusarsathaim king of Syria of the rivers, and his hand prevailed against Chusarsathaim.

Judges 14:6And the Spirit of the Lord + 14:6 Gr. leapt. Heb. חעלח.came powerfully upon him, and he crushed him as he + 14:6 Gr. will crush.would have crushed a kid of the goats, and there was nothing in his hands: and he told not his father and his mother what he had done.

1 Samuel 6:4And they say, What is the offering for the plague which we shall return to it? and they said,

1 Samuel 11:6And the Spirit of the Lord came upon Saul when he heard these words, and his anger was greatly kindled against them.

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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