1 Samuel 10:23; 1 Samuel 16:6; John 3:29; Matthew 9:15
Thirty companions - These were “the children of the bride-chamber” ( Matthew 9:15 ; see Judges 14:20 ). From the number of them it may be inferr...
And it came to pass, when (e) they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him. (e) That is, her parents or friends.
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...
when they saw him: i.e. saw what sort of man he was. Note emphasis on "him".
And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him. They brought thirty companions - These are called in Scri...
And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him. No JFB commentary on this verse.
The Marriage of Samson 1-5. Samson chooses a wife among the Philistines. He and his parents go down to Timnath.
When they saw him ] Many Greek MSS, by a slight change, read 'since they feared him,' a natural explanation of this choice of what was practically a...
When they saw him. — The reason why this clause is added is somewhat obscure, and this is perhaps the reason why the LXX. and Josephus, without any...
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...
And it came to pass; when they saw him ,.... That is, the Philistines, the citizens of Timnath, when they saw that he was come to consummate his mar...
And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him. Ver. 11. And it came to pass, when they saw him. ] His...
When they saw him Or, observed him , his stature, and strength, and countenance, and carriage, which were extraordinary. They brought thirty comp...
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....
When they saw him, or, observed or considered him , his stature, and strength, and countenance, and carriage, which were extraordinary. They brou...
‘ And it happened that when they saw him, they brought thirty companions to be with him.' The Philistines were seemingly quite content for one of...
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...
The Riddle at the Wedding-Feast.
And it came to pass, when they, the parents and relatives of the bride, saw him, that they brought thirty companions, attendants of the groom, "son...
Saw him — Or, observed him, his stature, and strength, and countenance, and carriage, which were extraordinary. Brought — Partly in compliance with...
11 And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.