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Judges 14:9

King James Version (KJV)

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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.

Judges 14:9 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Judges 14:9

Theological / Devotional

In his hands. It was the honeycombs that Samson carried in his hands, eating as he went (see 1 Sam. 14:29). No doubt this was a violation of Samson’s Nazirite vow, for the fact that the honey was taken from a skeleton would render it unclean, and unclean food was forbidden (ch. 13:7).

To his father. The parents evidently had consented to go to the wedding, although their presence is not mentioned there. Samson had turned aside momentarily to see the lion.

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