Judges 14:10

Judges 14:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So his father went down unto the woman: and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do.
• New International Version (NIV)Now his father went down to see the woman. And there Samson held a feast, as was customary for young men.
• English Standard Version (ESV)His father went down to the woman, and Samson prepared a feast there, for so the young men used to do.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So his father went down to the woman. And Samson gave a feast there, for young men used to do so.

Context of Judges 14:10

8When 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. 9So he scooped some honey into his hands and ate it as he went along. And when he returned to his father and mother, he gave some to them and they ate it. But he did not tell them that he had taken the honey from the lion’s carcass. Then his father went to visit the woman, and Samson prepared a feast there, as was customary for the bridegroom. 11And when the Philistines saw him, they selected thirty men to accompany him. 12“Let me tell you a riddle,” Samson said to them. “If you can solve it for me within the seven days of the feast, I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes.

Judges 14:10 word by word

וַיֵּ֥רֶד אָבִ֖יהוּ אֶל־הָאִשָּׁ֑ה וַיַּ֨עַשׂ שָׁ֤ם שִׁמְשׁוֹן֙ מִשְׁתֶּ֔ה כִּ֛י כֵּ֥ן יַעֲשׂ֖וּ הַבַּחוּרִֽים׃Read the interlinear

• Then his fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• wentיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• toאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• visit the womanאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• and Samsonשִׁמְשׁוֹןshimshôn · SamsonH8123
• preparedעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• a feastמִשְׁתֶּהmishteh · feastH4960
• thereשָׁםshâm · thereH8033
• asכִּיkîy · forH3588
• asכֵּןkên · soH3651
• was customaryעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• for the bridegroomבָּחוּרbâchûr bâchûr · youthH970

Cross-references for Judges 14:10

• Genesis 29:22So Laban invited all the men of that place and prepared a feast.
• Esther 1:7Beverages were served in an array of goblets of gold, each with a different design, and the royal wine flowed freely, according to the king’s bounty.
• Ecclesiastes 10:19A feast is prepared for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything.
• Matthew 22:2“The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son.
• John 2:9and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not know where it was from, but the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside
• Revelation 19:9Then the angel told me to write, “Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”

Commentaries on Judges 14:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Samson made there a feast - The marriage feast, when he went to marry his espoused wife.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Made a feast … - This was the wedding-feast, protracted in this instance seven days, in that of Tobias (Genesis 29:22; Esther 2:18; Matthew 22:2-4; Revelation 19:7, Revelation 19:9.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-20Verses 10-20 Samson's riddle literally meant no more than that he had got honey, for food and for pleasure, from the lion, which in its strength and fury was ready to devour him. But the victory of Christ over Satan, by means of his humiliation, agonies, and death, and the exaltation that followed to him, with the glory thence to the Father, and spiritual advantages to his people, seem directly alluded to. And even death, that devouring monster, being…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-20Samson, who gets more attention in the book of Judges than any other judge, is more mysterious than Jephthah. Samson shows great inspiration as a leader. He also represents the unstoppable move toward chaos, which shows the need for a more organized society under a godly ruler.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1110-11. his father went down--The father is mentioned as the head and representative of Samson's relatives. Samson made there a feast--The wedding festivity lasted a week. The men and women were probably entertained in separate apartments--the bride, with her female relatives, at her parents' house; Samson, in some place obtained for the occasion, as he was a stranger. A large number of paranymphs, or "friends of the bridegroom," furnished, no doubt, by…Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 14:10

• Feasts
• Samson

In the dictionaries

• Samson
• Change
• Feast
• Plow
• Put
• Riddle
• Swarm
• Timnath
• Dan (1); Dan, Tribe of
• Dark Sayings

Commentaries on Judges 14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings