“ And he went down, and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well. ”
Samson's Marriage. As he could not take an unwelcomed bride to his father's house, Samson resolved to contract a marriage in which his wife would remain at her father's house ( Judges 9:2 *). Jud...
And he went down, and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well. And talked with the woman - That is, concerning marriage; thus forming the espousals.
And he went down, and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well. Talked with the woman - i:e., espoused her; because the interview between the youth of different sexes is extremely r...
The Marriage of Samson 1-5. Samson chooses a wife among the Philistines. He and his parents go down to Timnath.
Talked with the woman. — His father and mother seem to have preceded him, and made the betrothal arrangements; otherwise he would not have been allowed by Eastern custom to talk with her. It cannot...
a Self-willed Youth Judges 14:1-14 Timnath lay just across the frontier, in the Philistine country. It was a bad match and the beginning of life-trouble. Young people cannot be too careful as t...
This is the record of tragic things. The boy Samson had grown to manhood's estate full of strength and passion. Going to Timnah, he saw a woman of the Philistines and desired to take her to wife. His...
There is a beautiful instruction veiled under this. The honey in the carcase of the savage, may not unaptly represent the benefits which result to believers from Adam's fall, and the momentary triump...
And he went down, and talked with the woman ,.... Entered into a conversation with her, that he might the better judge of her other qualifications, besides that of outward form and beauty, whether s...
And he went down, and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well. Ver. 7. And he went down, and talked with the woman. ] Treated with her about the marriage, and perhaps was contracted to...
Samson was not a leader, but a rugged individualist.He knew the Philistines were oppressors of Israel, yet he consorted with the Philistines when it pleased him, and he attacked them when he pleased....
Samson Chooses a Philistine Wife; A Lion Slain by Samson. B. C. 1141. 1 And Samson went...
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‘ And he went down, and talked with the woman, and she pleased Samson well.' Further acquaintance with the Philistine woman confirmed his good first impressions. He was satisfied that she would m...
SAMSON’S FIRST DEALINGS WITH THE PHILISTINES ( Judges 14:1-20 .) CRITICAL NOTES.— Judges 14:1 . Timnath .] This was a town on the frontier which, like many other towns had been at first assigned...
Judges 14:1 . Timnath, situate in mount Ephraim, often taken and retaken in successive wars. To form a matrimonial connection with the Philistines, or with any of the idolatrous nations, was a vio...
Samson went down to Timnath. Samson’s first love In considering Samson’s choice of a wife, we are conscious of a feeling of painful disappointment. In choosing a Philistine, we begin to see his...
EXPOSITION Judges 14:1 Timnath , or, more correctly, Thimnathah , as in Joshua 19:43 , a town in the tribe of Dan, the name of which survives in the modern Tibneh , about three mile...
The Preliminary Arrangements