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

8After some time, when he returned to marry her, he left the road to see the lion’s carcass, and there was a swarm of bees with honey in the carcass. 9He scooped some honey into his hands and ate it as he went along. When he came to his father and mother, he gave some to them and they ate it. But he did not tell them that he had scooped the honey from the lion’s carcass. His father went to visit the woman, and Samson prepared a feast there, as young men were accustomed to do. 11When the Philistines saw him, they brought thirty men to accompany him. 12“Let me tell you a riddle,” Samson said to them. “If you can explain it to me during the seven days of the feast and figure it out, I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty changes of clothes.

Judges 14:10 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• So his fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• went downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• unto the womanאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• and Samsonשִׁמְשׁוֹןshimshôn · SamsonH8123
• madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• there a feastמִשְׁתֶּהmishteh · feastH4960
• for so used the young menבָּחוּרbâchûr bâchûr · youthH970
• to doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213

Cross-references for Judges 14:10

• Genesis 29:22So Laban invited all the men of the place and sponsored a feast.
• Esther 1:7Drinks were served in an array of gold goblets, each with a different design. Royal wine flowed freely, according to the king’s bounty.
• Ecclesiastes 10:19A feast is prepared for laughter, and wine makes life happy, and money is the answer for everything.
• Matthew 22:2“The kingdom of heaven is like a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son.
• John 2:9When the headwaiter tasted the water (after it had become wine), he did not know where it came from — though the servants who had drawn the water knew. He called the groom
• Revelation 19:9Then he said to me, “Write: Blessed are those invited to the marriage feast of the Lamb!” He also said to me, “These words of God are true.”

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