Ecclesiastes 10:19; Esther 1:7-22; Genesis 29:22; John 2:9; Matthew 22:2-4; Revelation 19:9
Made a feast ... - This was the wedding-feast, protracted in this instance seven days, in that of Tobias (Tobit 8:19) fourteen days. It was an es...
So his father went down unto the woman: and Samson made there a (d) feast; for so used the young men to do. (d) Meaning when he was married.
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 r...
So his father went down unto the woman: and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do. Samson made there a feast - The marriage feas...
And Samson made there a feast— Nuptial feasts of this kind were usual in all countries. And, no doubt, Samson's riddle was proposed by him in accom...
So his father went down unto the woman: and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do. His father went down. The father is...
The Marriage of Samson 1-5. Samson chooses a wife among the Philistines. He and his parents go down to Timnath.
Went down unto the woman. — Formally, to claim her as the bride of his son. Made there a feast. — According to the universal custom in all ages...
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 lif...
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 th...
There is always reason to suspect the kindness of false friends. Satan never more effectually deceives than under this cover. See his first proof of...
So his father went down unto the woman ,.... At Timnath, whom Samson had espoused; the Targum is, "about the business of the woman;'' about the co...
So his father went down unto the woman: and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do. Ver. 10. So his father went down to the wo...
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...
Samson's Riddle; Slaughter of the Philistines. B. C. 1141....
No text from Poole on this verse.
‘ And his father went down to the woman, and Samson made a feast there, for so the young men used to do.' His father then continued on to meet th...
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,...
Judges 14:1 . Timnath, situate in mount Ephraim, often taken and retaken in successive wars. To form a matrimonial connection with the Philistines...
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 disappointm...
EXPOSITION Judges 14:10 So his father went down . It is not clear what is meant by this mention of his father alone; but it was probably s...
So his father went down unto the woman, to signify his parental approval of the match and to attend the wedding; and Samson made there a feast, int...
The Riddle at the Wedding-Feast.
10 So his father went down unto the woman: and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do.