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6 The Spirit of the Lord came upon Samson with power. Samson tore the lion apart like one tears a young goat. He had nothing in his hand. But he did not tell his father or mother what he had done. 7 Then Samson went down and talked to the woman. She looked good to him. 8 When he returned later to take her, he turned to look at the dead lion.
Samson's Marriage … 5 Then Samson went down to Timnah with his father and mother and came to the vineyards of Timnah. Suddenly a young lion came roaring at him, 6 and the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon him, and he tore the lion apart with his bare hands as one would tear a young goat.
The encounter with the lion and the interview with the woman clearly shew that Samson was alone. a young lion] The lion was once common in Palestine, especially in the desert S. of Judah (Isaiah 30:6), and in the valley of the Jordan; it has disappeared since the time of the crusades.
Majority Standard Bible When Samson returned later to take her, he left the road to see the lion’s carcass, and in it was a swarm of bees, along with their honey. New American Bible Later, when he came back to marry her, he turned aside to look at the remains of the lion, and there was a swarm of bees in the lion’s carcass, and honey. NET Bible
Judges 14:5-20. New Living Translation. 5 As Samson and his parents were going down to Timnah, a young lion suddenly attacked Samson near the vineyards of Timnah. 6 At that moment the Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon him, and he ripped the lion’s jaws apart with his bare hands. He did it as easily as if it were a young goat.
The story of Samson's riddle comprises chapter 14 of the Book of Judges. It begins when Samson encounters a Philistine woman in the city of Timnah and decides to marry her, against the objections of his parents. While travelling to Timnah to meet with the woman, Samson is attacked by a young lion. The Spirit of the Lord comes upon him, and he ...
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The bizarre nature of what Samson sees is, itself, an important part of what happens next. One possible reason God might have engineered this discovery was to test Samson, or to make use of his lack of self-control (Judges 13:4). Samson had been set aside as a Nazirite by "the angel of the LORD" (Judges 13:5). This vow (Numbers 6:1–21) came ...
