Judges 14:8

And after some time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcass of the lion; and behold, a swarm of bees, and honey were in the mouth of the lion.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

7And they went down and spoke to the woman, and she was pleasing in the eyes of Samson.

9And he took it into his hands, and went on eating, and he went to his father and his mother, and gave to them, and they did eat; but he told them not that he took the honey out of the mouth of the lion.

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Cross References

Genesis 29:21And Jacob said to Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in to her.

Matthew Henry on Judges 14:2-10

Samson Chooses a Philistine Wife; A Lion Slain by Samson. ( b. c. 1141.) 1 And Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines. 2 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. 3 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… Read the whole commentary →

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