Judges 14:4 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

⁴ Now his father and mother did not know this was from the Lord,  who wanted the Philistines to provide an opportunity for a confrontation.  At that time, the Philistines were ruling Israel.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ His father and mother did not know that it was of the Lord, and that He sought an occasion for assailing the Philistines. At that time the Philistines had dominion over Israel.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ But his father and his mother knew not that it was of Jehovah; for he sought an occasion against the Philistines. Now at that time the Philistines had rule over Israel.

Common English Bible

⁴ His father and mother didn’t know that the LORD was behind this. He was looking for an opening with the Philistines, because they were ruling over Israel at that time.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ Now his parents did not know that the matter was done by the Lord, and that he sought an occasion against the Philistines. For at that time, the Philistines had dominion over Israel.

Judges 14:4 Tagairtí Cros

1 Kings 12:15

The king did not listen to the people, because this turn of events came from the Lord   to carry out his word, which the Lord had spoken through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.

1 Kings 12:24

“This is what the Lord says: You are not to march up and fight against your brothers, the Israelites. Each of you return home, for this situation is from me.” ’ So they listened to the word of the Lord and went back according to the word of the Lord.

2 Kings 6:33

While Elisha was still speaking with them, the messenger  came down to him. Then he said, ‘This disaster is from the Lord. Why should I wait for the Lord any longer? ’

2 Chronicles 10:15

The king did not listen to the people because the turn of events came from God,  in order that the Lord might carry out his word that he had spoken through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.

2 Chronicles 22:7

Ahaziah’s downfall came from God when he went to Joram.  When Ahaziah arrived, he went out with Joram to meet Jehu son of Nimshi,  whom the Lord had anointed to destroy the house of Ahab.

2 Chronicles 25:20

But Amaziah would not listen, for this turn of events was from God in order to hand them over to their enemies because they went after the gods of Edom.

Daniel 6:4

The administrators and satraps, therefore, kept trying to find a charge against Daniel  regarding the kingdom. But they could find no charge or corruption,  for he was trustworthy, and no negligence or corruption was found in him.

Deuteronomy 28:48

you will serve your enemies that the Lord will send against you, in famine, thirst, nakedness, and a lack of everything. He will place an iron yoke  on your neck until he has destroyed you.

Joshua 11:20

For it was the Lord’s intention to harden their hearts,  so that they would engage Israel in battle, be completely destroyed without mercy, and be annihilated, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

Judges 13:1

The Israelites again did what was evil in the Lord’s sight,  so the Lord handed them over to the Philistines for forty years.

Judges 14:5

Samson went down to Timnah with his father and mother and came to the vineyards of Timnah. Suddenly a young lion came roaring at him,

Judges 15:11

Then three thousand men of Judah went to the cave at the rock of Etam, and they asked Samson, ‘Don’t you realise that the Philistines rule us?  What have you done to us? ’ ‘I have done to them what they did to me,’ he answered.

Judges 15:3

Samson said to them, ‘This time I will be blameless  when I harm the Philistines.’