Judges 14:9
“And he took thereof in his hands, and went on eating, and came to his father and mother, and he gave them, and they did eat: but he told not them that he had taken the honey out of the carcase of the lion.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And he took thereof in his hands, and went on eating,.... Josephus (k) says he took three honeycombs, he means three…
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
And he took it … had taken The word, which occurs only here (? in Jer 5:31), is used in the Talmud for taking honey out…