Judges 14:8

American Standard Version (1901)

And after a while he returned to take her; and he turned aside to see the carcass of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees in the body of the lion, and honey.

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 29:21 : 21 And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.
  • Matt 1:20 : 20 But when he thought on these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Judg 14:9-11
    3 verses
    87%

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

    10And his father went down unto the woman: and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do.

    11And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.

  • Judg 14:1-7
    7 verses
    80%

    1And Samson went down to Timnah, and saw a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines.

    2And he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines: now therefore get her for me to wife.

    3Then 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 uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said unto his father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well.

    4But his father and his mother knew not that it was of Jehovah; for he sought an occasion against the Philistines. Now at that time the Philistines had rule over Israel.

    5Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Timnah, and came to the vineyards of Timnah: and, behold, a young lion roared against him.

    6And the Spirit of Jehovah came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid; and he had nothing in his hand: but he told not his father or his mother what he had done.

    7And he went down, and talked with the woman, and she pleased Samson well.

  • Judg 14:17-20
    4 verses
    74%

    17And she wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted: and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she pressed him sore; and she told the riddle to the children of her people.

    18And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? And he said unto them, If ye had not plowed with my heifer, Ye had not found out my riddle.

    19And the Spirit of Jehovah came mightily upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and smote thirty men of them, and took their spoil, and gave the changes [of raiment] unto them that declared the riddle. And his anger was kindled, and he went up to his father's house.

    20But Samson's wife was [given] to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.

  • 1 Kgs 13:28
    74%

    28And he went and found his body cast in the way, and the ass and the lion standing by the body: the lion had not eaten the body, nor torn the ass.

  • 1 Sam 14:25-27
    3 verses
    74%

    25And all the people came into the forest; and there was honey upon the ground.

    26And when the people were come unto the forest, behold, the honey dropped: but no man put his hand to his mouth; for the people feared the oath.

    27But Jonathan heard not when his father charged the people with the oath: wherefore he put forth the end of the rod that was in his hand, and dipped it in the honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes were enlightened.

  • Judg 15:1-4
    4 verses
    73%

    1But it came to pass after a while, in the time of wheat harvest, that Samson visited his wife with a kid; and he said, I will go in to my wife into the chamber. But her father would not suffer him to go in.

    2And her father said, I verily thought that thou hadst utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to thy companion: is not her younger sister fairer than she? take her, I pray thee, instead of her.

    3And Samson said unto them, This time shall I be blameless in regard of the Philistines, when I do them a mischief.

    4And Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and took firebrands, and turned tail to tail, and put a firebrand in the midst between every two tails.

  • Judg 14:14-15
    2 verses
    73%

    14And he said unto them, Out of the eater came forth food, And out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not in three days declare the riddle.

    15And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said unto Samson's wife, Entice thy husband, that he may declare unto us the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father's house with fire: have ye called us to impoverish us? is it not [so] ?

  • 1 Kgs 13:23-26
    4 verses
    72%

    23And it came to pass, after he had eaten bread, and after he had drunk, that he saddled for him the ass, [to wit], for the prophet whom he had brought back.

    24And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him: and his body was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it; the lion also stood by the body.

    25And, behold, men passed by, and saw the body cast in the way, and the lion standing by the body; and they came and told it in the city where the old prophet dwelt.

    26And when the prophet that brought him back from the way heard thereof, he said, It is the man of God, who was disobedient unto the mouth of Jehovah: therefore Jehovah hath delivered him unto the lion, which hath torn him, and slain him, according to the word of Jehovah, which he spake unto him.

  • Prov 24:13
    70%

    13My son, eat thou honey, for it is good; And the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to thy taste:

  • 1 Sam 14:29
    70%

    29Then said Jonathan, My father hath troubled the land: see, I pray you, how mine eyes have been enlightened, because I tasted a little of this honey.

  • Judg 15:15
    69%

    15And he found a fresh jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and smote a thousand men therewith.

  • Judg 16:4
    69%

    4And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.

  • Ezek 19:5-6
    2 verses
    69%

    5Now when she saw that she had waited, and her hope was lost, then she took another of her whelps, and made him a young lion.

    6And he went up and down among the lions; he became a young lion, and he learned to catch the prey; he devoured men.

  • Judg 16:1
    68%

    1And Samson went to Gaza, and saw there a harlot, and went in unto her.

  • 2 Sam 17:29
    68%

    29and honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of the herd, for David, and for the people that were with him, to eat: for they said, The people are hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness.

  • Nah 2:12
    68%

    12The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his caves with prey, and his dens with ravin.

  • 1 Sam 17:34
    67%

    34And David said unto Saul, Thy servant was keeping his father's sheep; and when there came a lion, or a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock,

  • 2 Kgs 2:25
    67%

    25And he went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned to Samaria.

  • Ezek 19:3
    67%

    3And she brought up one of her whelps: he became a young lion, and he learned to catch the prey; he devoured men.

  • Judg 15:7-8
    2 verses
    67%

    7And Samson said unto them, If ye do after this manner, surely I will be avenged of you, and after that I will cease.

    8And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down and dwelt in the cleft of the rock of Etam.

  • Num 14:8
    67%

    8If Jehovah delight in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it unto us; a land which floweth with milk and honey.

  • 2 Kgs 17:25
    67%

    25And so it was, at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not Jehovah: therefore Jehovah sent lions among them, which killed some of them.

  • Judg 16:20
    67%

    20And she said, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times, and shake myself free. But he knew not that Jehovah was departed from him.

  • Prov 25:16
    67%

    16Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, Lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.

  • Judg 16:14
    67%

    14And she fastened it with the pin, and said unto him, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And he awaked out of his sleep, and plucked away the pin of the beam, and the web.

  • Judg 19:3
    67%

    3And her husband arose, and went after her, to speak kindly unto her, to bring her again, having his servant with him, and a couple of asses: and she brought him into her father's house; and when the father of the damsel saw him, he rejoiced to meet him.

  • 1 Kgs 20:36
    67%

    36Then said he unto him, Because thou hast not obeyed the voice of Jehovah, behold, as soon as thou art departed from me, a lion shall slay thee. And as soon as he was departed from him, a lion found him, and slew him.