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But his father and his mother did not know that it
was of the LORD that he sought an occasion against the Philistines, for at that time the Philistines had dominion over Israel.
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Then Samson went down with his father and his mother to Timnath, and when they came to the vineyards of Timnath, behold, a young lion came roaring against him.
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And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid, and
he had nothing in his hand, but
he did not make known unto his father or his mother what he had done.
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And he went down and talked with the woman, and she pleased Samson well.
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And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside
from the way 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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And he took of it in his hands and went along the way eating, and when he came to his father and mother, he also gave them some to eat, but he did not tell them that he had taken the honey out of the carcase of the lion.
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So his father went down unto the woman; and Samson made a banquet there, for the young men used to do so.
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And when they saw him, they brought thirty companions to be with him,
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unto whom Samson said, I will now put forth an enigma unto you, which if ye can declare it and discover it to me within the seven days of the banquet, then I will give you thirty sheets and thirty changes of garments.
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But if ye cannot declare
it to me, then ye shall give me thirty sheets and thirty changes of garments. And they said unto him, Put forth thy enigma that we may hear it.
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And he said unto them, Out of the eater came forth food, and out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not declare the enigma in three days.