Judges 14:8
“And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcase of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees and honey in the carcase of the lion.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And after a time he returned to take her,.... Matters being agreed on, and settled on both sides, and the espousals…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The formal dowry and gifts having been given by Samson’s father, an interval, varying according to the Oriental custom,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Judges 14:1-9
Here, I. Samson, under the extraordinary guidance of Providence, seeks an occasion of quarrelling with the Philistines,…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
he returned i.e. to Zorah; the woman stays in her father's house, as was the rule in a mot-amarriage. The natural sense…