Judges 14:10

His father went down to the woman, and Samson made a feast there, since young men used to do so.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

9He took it into his hands, and went on, eating as he went. And he came to his father and mother, and gave to them, and they ate. But he did not tell them that he had taken the honey out of the body of the lion.

11It happened, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.

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Cross References

Esther 1:7They gave them drinks in golden vessels of various kinds, including royal wine in abundance, according to the bounty of the king.

Matthew 22:2"The Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who made a marriage feast for his son,

Revelation 19:9He said to me, "Write, 'Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.'" He said to me, "These are true words of God."

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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