Judges 14:9

Easy To Read Version

Samson got some of the honey with his hands. He walked along eating the honey. When he came to his parents, he gave them some of the honey. They ate it too. But Samson did not tell his parents that he had taken the honey from the body of the dead lion.

Cross References

Proverbs 24:13

My son, eat honey. It is good. Honey from the honeycomb {\cf2\super [33]} is sweet.

Proverbs 25:15

Patient talk can make any person change his thinking, even a ruler. Gentle talk is very powerful.

Judges 14:10

Samson’s father went down to see the Philistine woman. The custom was for the bridegroom to give a party. So Samson gave a party.

Judges 14:8

Several days later, Samson came back to marry the Philistine woman. On his way, he went over to look at the dead lion. He found a swarm of bees in the dead lion’s body. They had made some honey.

1 Samuel 10:16

Saul answered, “Samuel told us the donkeys were already found.” Saul did not tell his uncle everything. Saul did not tell him the things Samuel said about the kingdom.

1 Samuel 14:1

That day, Saul’s son Jonathan was talking with the young man who carried his weapons. Jonathan said, “Let’s go to the Philistine camp on the other side {of the valley}.” But Jonathan did not tell his father.