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Judges 14:4 Cross-References
Explore 10 cross-references for Judges 14:4 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Judges chapter 14 verse 4 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“But his father and his mother knew not 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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Commentary on Judges 14:4
But his father and his mother knew not that it was of the LORD, that he sought an occasion against the Philistines: for at that time the Philistines had dominion over Israel.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, 14:10), and finally revealing his...
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Cross-References for Judges 14:4
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“to come against Israel in battle”
“And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.”
“But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.”
“that Yahweh might establish his word”
“behold”
“that he might establish his word”
“in that he went to Joram: for when he was come”
“that he might deliver them into the hand [of their enemies]”
“and said to Samson”
“in hunger”