Jueces 14:11

11 Y sucedió que cuando lo vieron, trajeron a 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 Recogió la miel en sus manos y siguió adelante, comiéndola mientras caminaba. Cuando llegó adonde estaban su padre y su madre, les dio miel y ellos comieron; pero no les contó que había recogido la miel del cuerpo del león.

10 Entonces el padre descendió adonde estaba la mujer; y Sansón hizo allí un banquete, porque así acostumbraban hacer los jóvenes.

11 Y sucedió que cuando lo vieron, trajeron a treinta compañeros para que estuvieran con él.

12 Y Sansón les dijo: Permitidme proponeros ahora un enigma; y si en verdad me lo declaráis dentro de los siete días del banquete, y lo descifráis, entonces os daré treinta vestidos de lino y treinta mudas de ropa.

13 Pero si no podéis declarármelo, entonces vosotros me daréis treinta vestidos de lino y treinta mudas de ropa. Y ellos le dijeron: Propón tu enigma, para que lo escuchemos.