Jueces 14:11

11 Cuando los filisteos lo vieron, le dieron treinta compañeros para que estuvieran con él.

Jueces 14:11 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 14:11

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 marriage:

that they brought thirty companions to be with him;
to be the bridegroom's men, or children of the bridechamber, as they are called, ( Matthew 9:15 ) or friends of the bridegroom, ( John 3:29 ) to keep him company during the nuptial feast: this they did according to custom, and in honour and respect unto him; though some think, and so Josephus {l}, that they were brought to be guards upon him, observing that he was a man of great might, strength, and courage, so that they were afraid of him, lest he should have some design upon them; but it is not certain that there was anything very visible or terrible in him, more than in another man, that showed him to be of extraordinary courage and strength, since it was but at times the Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and as yet he had done nothing to their knowledge which showed him to be such; had they indeed known of his encounter with the lion, they might have had such thoughts of him, but this they knew nothing of.

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FOOTNOTES:

F12 Ut supra. (Antiqu. l. 5. c. 8. sect. 6.)

Jueces 14:11 In-Context

9 Tomó con las manos un poco de miel y comió, mientras proseguía su camino. Cuando se reunió con sus padres, les ofreció miel, y también ellos comieron, pero no les dijo que la había sacado del cadáver del león.

10 Después de eso su padre fue a ver a la mujer. Allí Sansón ofreció un banquete, como era la costumbre entre los jóvenes.

11 Cuando los filisteos lo vieron, le dieron treinta compañeros para que estuvieran con él.

12 —Permítanme proponerles una adivinanza —les dijo Sansón—. Si me dan la solución dentro de los siete días que dura el banquete, yo les daré treinta vestidos de lino y treinta mudas de ropa de fiesta.

13 Pero si no me la dan, serán ustedes quienes me darán los treinta vestidos de lino y treinta mudas de ropa de fiesta.—Dinos tu adivinanza —le respondieron—, que te estamos escuchando.