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

8Later he went back to marry her. ⌞On his way⌟ he left the road to look at the lion he had killed. He saw a swarm of bees and some honey in the lion’s dead body. 9He scraped ⌞the honey⌟ into his hands and ate it as he walked along. When he came to his father and mother, he gave them some of the honey to eat. He didn’t tell them he had scraped it out of the lion’s dead body. After his father went to see the woman, Samson threw a party. (This is what young men used to do.) 11When ⌞her family⌟ saw him, they chose 30 of their friends to be with him. 12Then Samson said to them, “Let me tell you a riddle. If you solve it during the seven days of the party, I’ll give you 30 linen shirts and 30 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 people of that place and gave a wedding feast.
• Esther 1:7People drank from golden cups. No two cups were alike. The king also provided plenty of royal wine out of his royal generosity.
• Ecclesiastes 10:19A meal is made for laughter, and wine makes life pleasant, but money is the answer for everything.
• Matthew 22:2“The kingdom of heaven is like a king who planned a wedding for his son.
• John 2:9The person in charge tasted the water that had become wine. He didn’t know where it had come from, although the servers who had poured the water knew. The person in charge called the groom
• Revelation 19:9Then the angel said to me, “Write this: ‘Blessed are those who are invited to the lamb’s wedding banquet.’ ” He also told me, “These are God’s true words.”

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