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

8Some 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. 9He 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. Then Samson’s father accompanied him to Timnah for the marriage. Samson hosted a party there, for this was customary for bridegrooms to do. 11When the Philistines saw he had no attendants, they gave him thirty groomsmen who kept him company. 12Samson said to them, “I will give you a riddle. If you really can solve it during the seven days the party lasts, I will give you thirty linen robes 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

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 prepared a feast.
• Esther 1:7Drinks were served in golden containers, all of which differed from one another. Royal wine was available in abundance at the king’s expense.
• Ecclesiastes 10:19Feasts are made for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything.
• Matthew 22:2“The kingdom of heaven can be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son.
• John 2:9When the head steward tasted the water that had been turned to wine, not knowing where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), he called the bridegroom
• Revelation 19:9Then the angel said to me, “Write the following: Blessed are those who are invited to the banquet at the wedding celebration of the Lamb!” He also 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