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Judges 14:17 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Judges 14:17 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Judges chapter 14 verse 17 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And she wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted: and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she lay sore upon him: and she told the riddle to the children of her people. the seven: or, the rest of the seven days”
Judges 14:17 (KJV)
Commentary on Judges 14:17
And she wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted: and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she lay sore upon him: and she told the riddle to the children of her people.This verse belongs to the Samson cycle addressing Samson's marriage and riddle at Timnath. Samson represents both the heights of God-empowered strength and the depths of human weakness through moral compromise. His Nazirite vow (Numbers 6:1-21) set him apart as holy to God, yet his persistent violations of this vow—contact with dead animals (14:8-9), seven-day feast (likely involving wine...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Judges 14:17
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“when she pressed him daily with her words”
“Tell me”
“although he will not rise and give it to him because he is his friend”
“Hitherto you have mocked me”
“but afterward he said to himself”
“Do you still maintain your integrity? Renounce God, and die.”
“and that it was a delight to the eyes”
“even from the foreigner who flatters with her words;”
“she led him astray. With the flattering of her lips”