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Judges 14:10

Samson

8 When 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.

9 So 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.

11 And 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.

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BSB
Then his father went to visit the woman, and Samson prepared a feast there, as was customary for the bridegroom.
KJV
So his father went down unto the woman: and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do.
WEB
His father went down to the woman; and Samson made a feast there, for the young men used to do so.
ASV
And his father went down unto the woman: and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do.
DARBY
And his father went down to the woman, and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do.
BLB
And his father went down to the woman, and Samson gave there a feast; for thus the young men would do.
ÅB
Da nå hans far var kommet ned til kvinnen, gjorde Samson et gjestebud der; for slik pleide de unge menn å gjøre.
OTB
Hans far dro ned for å se kvinnen, og Samson holdt et gjestebud der, som var skikken for unge menn.
B1930
Da nu hans far var kommet ned til kvinnen, gjorde Samson et gjestebud der; for således pleide de unge menn å gjøre.

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Cross references

  • Matthew 22:2–4

    “The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son.

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  • John 2:9

    and 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

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  • Genesis 29:22

    So Laban invited all the men of that place and prepared a feast.

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  • Revelation 19:9

    Then 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.”

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  • Ecclesiastes 10:19

    A feast is prepared for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything.

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  • Esther 1:7–22

    Beverages 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.

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