Judges 14:11

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

Leeser Tanakh

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 his father went down unto the woman; and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do.

12And Samson said unto them, I will now propound unto you a riddle; if ye can in anywise tell it me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then will I give you thirty shirts and thirty changes of garments;

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Cross References

1 Samuel 16:6And it came to pass, when they came, that he saw Eliab, and said, Surely the Lord's anointed is [here] before him.

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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