Judges 14:8
Some time later, when he went back to marry her, he turned aside to see the lion’s remains. He saw a swarm of bees in the lion’s carcass, as well as some honey.
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- Gen 29:21 : 21 Finally Jacob said to Laban,“Give me my wife, for my time of service is up. And I want to sleep with her.”
- Matt 1:20 : 20 When he had contemplated this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said,“Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, because the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
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- Judg 14:9-113 verses87%
9 He scooped it up with his hands and ate it as he walked along. When he returned to his father and mother, he offered them some and they ate it. But he did not tell them he had scooped the honey out of the lion’s carcass.
10 Then Samson’s father accompanied him to Timnah for the marriage. Samson hosted a party there, for this was customary for bridegrooms to do.
11 When the Philistines saw he had no attendants, they gave him thirty groomsmen who kept him company.
- Judg 14:1-77 verses80%
1 Samson’s Unconsummated Marriage Samson went down to Timnah, where a Philistine girl caught his eye.
2 When he got home, he told his father and mother,“A Philistine girl in Timnah has caught my eye. Now get her for my wife.”
3 But his father and mother said to him,“Certainly you can find a wife among your relatives or among all our people! You should not have to go and get a wife from the uncircumcised Philistines.” But Samson said to his father,“Get her for me, because she is the right one for me.”
4 Now his father and mother did not realize this was the LORD’s doing, because he was looking for an opportunity to stir up trouble with the Philistines(for at that time the Philistines were ruling Israel).
5 Samson went down to Timnah. When he approached the vineyards of Timnah, he saw a roaring young lion attacking him.
6 The LORD’s Spirit empowered him and he tore the lion in two with his bare hands as easily as one would tear a young goat. But he did not tell his father or mother what he had done.
7 Samson continued on down to Timnah and spoke to the girl. In his opinion, she was just the right one.
- Judg 14:17-204 verses74%
17 She cried on his shoulder until the party was almost over. Finally, on the seventh day, he told her because she had nagged him so much. Then she told the young men the solution to the riddle.
18 On the seventh day, before the sun set, the men of the city said to him,“What is sweeter than honey? What is stronger than a lion?”He said to them,“If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have solved my riddle!”
19 The LORD’s Spirit empowered him. He went down to Ashkelon and killed thirty men. He took their clothes and gave them to the men who had solved the riddle. He was furious as he went back home.
20 Samson’s bride was then given to his best man.
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28 He went and found the body lying in the road with the donkey and the lion standing beside it; the lion had neither eaten the body nor attacked the donkey.
- 1 Sam 14:25-273 verses74%
25 Now the whole army entered the forest and there was honey on the ground.
26 When the army entered the forest, they saw the honey flowing, but no one ate any of it, for the army was afraid of the oath.
27 But Jonathan had not heard about the oath his father had made the army take. He extended the end of his staff that was in his hand and dipped it in the honeycomb. When he ate it, his eyes gleamed.
- Judg 15:1-44 verses73%
1 Samson Versus the Philistines Sometime later, during the wheat harvest, Samson took a young goat as a gift and went to visit his bride. He said to her father,“I want to sleep with my bride in her bedroom!” But her father would not let him enter.
2 Her father said,“I really thought you absolutely despised her, so I gave her to your best man. Her younger sister is more attractive than she is. Take her instead!”
3 Samson said to them,“This time I am justified in doing the Philistines harm!”
4 Samson went and captured three hundred jackals and got some torches. He tied the jackals in pairs by their tails and then tied a torch to each pair.
- Judg 14:14-152 verses73%
14 He said to them,“Out of the one who eats came something to eat; out of the strong one came something sweet.”They could not solve the riddle for three days.
15 On the fourth day they said to Samson’s bride,“Trick your husband into giving the solution to the riddle. If you refuse, we will burn up you and your father’s family. Did you invite us here to make us poor?”
- 1 Kgs 13:23-264 verses72%
23 So this is what happened after he had eaten food and drunk water. The old prophet saddled the donkey for the prophet whom he had brought back.
24 So the prophet from Judah travelled on. Then a lion attacked him on the road and killed him.There was his body lying on the road, with the donkey standing next to it, and the lion just standing there by the body.
25 Then some men came passing by and saw the body lying in the road with the lion standing next to the body. They went and reported what they had seen in the city where the old prophet lived.
26 When the old prophet who had invited him to his house heard the news, he said,“It is the prophet who rebelled against the LORD. The LORD delivered him over to the lion and it tore him up and killed him, in keeping with the LORD’S message that he had spoken to him.”
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13 Eat honey, my child, for it is good, and honey from the honeycomb is sweet to your taste.
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29 Then Jonathan said,“My father has caused trouble for the land. See how my eyes gleamed when I tasted just a little of this honey.
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15 He happened to see a solid jawbone of a donkey. He grabbed it and struck down a thousand men.
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4 After this Samson fell in love with a woman named Delilah, who lived in the Sorek Valley.
- Ezek 19:5-62 verses69%
5 “‘When she realized that she waited in vain, her hope was lost. She took another of her cubs and made him a young lion.
6 He walked about among the lions; he became a young lion. He learned to tear prey; he devoured people.
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1 Samson’s Downfall Samson went to Gaza. There he saw a prostitute and slept with her.
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29 honey, curds, flocks, and cheese. For they said,“The people are no doubt hungry, tired, and thirsty there in the desert.”
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12 The lion tore apart as much prey as his cubs needed and strangled prey for his lionesses; he filled his lairs with prey and his dens with torn flesh.
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34 David replied to Saul,“Your servant has been a shepherd for his father’s flock. Whenever a lion or bear would come and carry off a sheep from the flock,
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25 From there he traveled to Mount Carmel and then back to Samaria.
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3 She reared one of her cubs; he became a young lion. He learned to tear prey; he devoured people.
- Judg 15:7-82 verses67%
7 Samson said to them,“Because you did this, I will get revenge against you before I quit fighting.”
8 He struck them down and defeated them. Then he went down and lived for a time in the cave in the cliff of Etam.
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8 If the LORD delights in us, then he will bring us into this land and give it to us– a land that is flowing with milk and honey.
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25 When they first moved in, they did not worship the LORD. So the LORD sent lions among them and the lions were killing them.
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20 She said,“The Philistines are here, Samson!” He woke up and thought,“I will do as I did before and shake myself free.” But he did not realize that the LORD had left him.
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16 You have found honey–eat only what is sufficient for you, lest you become stuffed with it and vomit it up.
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14 So she made him go to sleep, wove the seven braids of his hair into the fabric on the loom, fastened it with the pin, and said to him,“The Philistines are here, Samson!” He woke up and tore away the pin of the loom and the fabric.
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3 her husband came after her, hoping he could convince her to return. He brought with him his servant and a pair of donkeys. When she brought him into her father’s house and the girl’s father saw him, he greeted him warmly.
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36 So the prophet said to him,“Because you have disobeyed the LORD, as soon as you leave me a lion will kill you.” When he left him, a lion attacked and killed him.