Then his father and his mother said unto him, Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said unto his father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well.
What does Judges 14:3 mean?
As far as Samson's marriage was a common case, it was weak and foolish of him to set his affections upon a daughter of the Philistines.
Key themes
Justice and mercySalvationApostasyDeliverance
Read with
Keep this verse inside Judges 14:1-4 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
Glossary
- Samson Person
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Of the sun, the son of Manoah, born at Zorah. The narrative of his life is given in Judg. 13-16. He was a “Nazarite unto God” from his birth, the first Nazarite mentioned in Scripture ( Judg. 13:3-5 ; comp. Num. 6:1-21 ).