Judges 14 · Verse 10

Judges 14:10

So his father went down unto the woman: and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do.
Judges 14:10, King James Version

Judges 14:10 in other translations

BSBThen his father went to visit the woman, and Samson prepared a feast there, as was customary for the bridegroom.
WEBHis father went down to the woman; and Samson made a feast there, for the young men used to do so.
ASVAnd his father went down unto the woman: and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do.
YLTAnd his father goeth down unto the woman, and Samson maketh there a banquet, for so the young men do;
DARBYAnd his father went down to the woman, and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do.
BBEThen Samson went down to the woman, and made a feast there, as was the way among young men.
WebsterSo his father went down to the woman: and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do.

What does Judges 14:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 14:10-11
10-11. his father went down--The father is mentioned as the head and representative of Samson's relatives. Samson made there a feast--The wedding festivity lasted a week. The men and women were probably entertained in separate apartments--the bride, with her female relatives, at her parents' house; Samson, in some place obtained for the occasion, as he was a stranger. A large number of paranymphs, or "friends of the bridegroom," furnished, no doubt, by the bride's family, attended his party, ostensibly to honor the nuptials, but really as spies on his proceedings.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 Samson made there a feast - The marriage feast, when he went to marry his espoused wife.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Judges 14:10-20
Samson's riddle literally meant no more than that he had got honey, for food and for pleasure, from the lion, which in its strength and fury was ready to devour him. But the victory of Christ over Satan, by means of his humiliation, agonies, and death, and the exaltation that followed to him, with the glory thence to the Father, and spiritual advantages to his people, seem directly alluded to. And even death, that devouring monster, being robbed of his sting, and stripped of his horror, forwards the soul to the realms of bliss. In these and other senses, out of the eater comes forth meat, and out of the strong, sweetness. Samson's companions obliged his wife to get the explanation from him. A worldly wife, or a worldly friend, is to a godly man as an enemy in the camp, who will watch every opportunity to betray him. No union can be comfortable or lasting, where secrets cannot be intrusted, without danger of being divulged. Satan, in his temptations, could not do us the mischief he does, if he did not plough with the heifer of our corrupt nature. His chief advantage against us arises from his correspondence with our deceitful hearts and inbred lusts. This proved an occasion of weaning Samson from his new relations. It were well for us, if the unkindness we meet with from the world, and our disappointments in it, obliged us by faith and prayer to return to our heavenly Father's house, and to rest there. See how little confidence is to be put in man. Whatever pretence of friendship may be made, a real Philistine will soon be weary of a true Israelite.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Judges 14:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֵּ֥רֶדvai.Ye.redand he went downH3381
אָבִ֖יהוּ'a.Vi.hufather hisH1
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הָאִשָּׁ֑הha.'i.Shahthe womanH802
וַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asand he preparedH6213
שָׁ֤םshamthereH8033
שִׁמְשׁוֹן֙shim.shOnSamsonH8123
מִשְׁתֶּ֔הmish.Teha feastH4960
כִּ֛יkiforH3588
כֵּ֥ןkenthusH3651
יַעֲשׂ֖וּya.'a.Suthey didH6213
הַבַּחוּרִֽים\׃ha.ba.chu.Rimthe young menH970

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Judges 14:10

  • Matthew 22:2-4

    The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son, And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come. Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage.

  • John 2:9

    When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom,

  • Genesis 29:22

    And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.

  • Revelation 19:9

    And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.

  • Ecclesiastes 10:19

    A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.

  • Esther 1:7-22

    And they gave them drink in vessels of gold, (the vessels being diverse one from another,) and royal wine in abundance, according to the state of the king. And the drinking was according to the law; none did compel: for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every man’s pleasure. Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus. On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that served in the presence of Ahasuerus the king, …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
made there.
Ge 29:22; Es 1:7-22; Ec 10:19; Mt 22:2-4; Joh 2:9; Re 19:9

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Context

  • 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.

  • Judges 14:10

    So his father went down unto the woman: and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do.

  • Judges 14:11

    And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.

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Judges 14:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Vino pues su padre á la mujer, y Samsón hizo allí banquete; porque así solían hacer los mancebos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et son père descendit vers la femme, et Samson fit là un festin; car c’est ainsi que les jeunes gens avaient l’habitude de faire.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und sein Vater ging zu dem Weibe hinab, und Simson machte daselbst ein Mahl; denn also pflegten die Jünglinge zu tun.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Descendit itaque pater ejus ad mulierem, et fecit filio suo Samson convivium: sic enim juvenes facere consueverant.