Lectionary Calendar
Sunday, August 3rd, 2025
the Week of Proper 13 / Ordinary 18
the Week of Proper 13 / Ordinary 18
video advertismenet
advertisement
advertisement
advertisement
Attention!
StudyLight.org has pledged to help build churches in Uganda. Help us with that pledge and support pastors in the heart of Africa.
Click here to join the effort!
Click here to join the effort!
Read the Bible
Brenton's Septuagint
Judges 14:11
And it came to pass when they saw him, that they took thirty guests, and they were with him.
Jump to:Bible Study Tools • Parallel Bible Verse • Bible Contextual Overview • Bible Cross-References • Gill's Bible Notes • Clarke's Bible Notes • Barnes' Bible Notes
Bible Study Resources
Concordances:
- Nave'sDictionaries:
- AmericanEncyclopedias:
- CondensedParallel Translations
Christian Standard Bible®
When the Philistines saw him, they brought thirty men to accompany him.
When the Philistines saw him, they brought thirty men to accompany him.
Hebrew Names Version
It happened, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
It happened, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
King James Version
And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
Lexham English Bible
When they saw him, they took thirty companions, and they were with him.
When they saw him, they took thirty companions, and they were with him.
English Standard Version
As soon as the people saw him, they brought thirty companions to be with him.
As soon as the people saw him, they brought thirty companions to be with him.
New Century Version
When the people saw him, they sent thirty friends to be with him.
When the people saw him, they sent thirty friends to be with him.
New English Translation
When the Philistines saw he had no attendants, they gave him thirty groomsmen who kept him company.
When the Philistines saw he had no attendants, they gave him thirty groomsmen who kept him company.
Amplified Bible
When the people saw him, they brought thirty companions (wedding attendants) to be with him.
When the people saw him, they brought thirty companions (wedding attendants) to be with him.
New American Standard Bible
When they saw him, they brought thirty companions to be with him.
When they saw him, they brought thirty companions to be with him.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And when they sawe him, they brought thirtie companions to be with him.
And when they sawe him, they brought thirtie companions to be with him.
Legacy Standard Bible
En toe hulle hom sien, neem hulle dertig vriende om by hom te wees.
En toe hulle hom sien, neem hulle dertig vriende om by hom te wees.
Contemporary English Version
When the Philistines saw what Samson was like, they told thirty of their young men to stay with him at the party.
When the Philistines saw what Samson was like, they told thirty of their young men to stay with him at the party.
Complete Jewish Bible
When the P'lishtim saw him, they provided thirty companions to be with him.
When the P'lishtim saw him, they provided thirty companions to be with him.
Darby Translation
And it came to pass when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions, and they were with him.
And it came to pass when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions, and they were with him.
Easy-to-Read Version
When the Philistines saw that he was having a party, they sent 30 men to be with him.
When the Philistines saw that he was having a party, they sent 30 men to be with him.
George Lamsa Translation
And when they saw him, there came thirty men and became his groomsmen.
And when they saw him, there came thirty men and became his groomsmen.
Good News Translation
When the Philistines saw him, they sent thirty young men to stay with him.
When the Philistines saw him, they sent thirty young men to stay with him.
Literal Translation
And it happened when they saw him, they took thirty companions, and they were with him.
And it happened when they saw him, they took thirty companions, and they were with him.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And whan they sawe him, they gaue him thirtie companyons to be with him.
And whan they sawe him, they gaue him thirtie companyons to be with him.
American Standard Version
And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
Bible in Basic English
And he took thirty friends, and they were with him.
And he took thirty friends, and they were with him.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And whe they sawe him, they brought thirtie companions to be with him.
And whe they sawe him, they brought thirtie companions to be with him.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
King James Version (1611)
And it came to passe when they saw him, that they brought thirtie companions to be with him.
And it came to passe when they saw him, that they brought thirtie companions to be with him.
English Revised Version
And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
Berean Standard Bible
And when the Philistines saw him, they selected thirty men to accompany him.
And when the Philistines saw him, they selected thirty men to accompany him.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor whanne the citeseyns of that place hadden seyn hym, thei yauen to hym thretti felowis, whiche schulen be with hym.
Therfor whanne the citeseyns of that place hadden seyn hym, thei yauen to hym thretti felowis, whiche schulen be with hym.
Young's Literal Translation
and it cometh to pass when they see him, that they take thirty companions, and they are with him.
and it cometh to pass when they see him, that they take thirty companions, and they are with him.
Update Bible Version
And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
Webster's Bible Translation
And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
World English Bible
It happened, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
It happened, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
New King James Version
And it happened, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
And it happened, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
New Living Translation
When the bride's parents saw him, they selected thirty young men from the town to be his companions.
When the bride's parents saw him, they selected thirty young men from the town to be his companions.
New Life Bible
When the people saw him, they brought thirty friends to be with him.
When the people saw him, they brought thirty friends to be with him.
New Revised Standard
When the people saw him, they brought thirty companions to be with him.
When the people saw him, they brought thirty companions to be with him.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And it came to pass, because they feared him, that they took thirty companions, who remained with him.
And it came to pass, because they feared him, that they took thirty companions, who remained with him.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when the citizens of that place saw him, they brought him thirty companions to be with him.
And when the citizens of that place saw him, they brought him thirty companions to be with him.
Revised Standard Version
And when the people saw him, they brought thirty companions to be with him.
And when the people saw him, they brought thirty companions to be with him.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
When they saw him, they brought thirty companions to be with him.
When they saw him, they brought thirty companions to be with him.
Contextual Overview
10 And his father went down to the woman, and Sampson made there a banquet for seven days, for so the young men are used to do. 11 And it came to pass when they saw him, that they took thirty guests, and they were with him. 12 And Sampson said to them, I propound you a riddle: if ye will indeed tell it me, and discover it within the seven days of the feast, I will you give thirty sheets and thirty changes of raiment. 13 And if ye cannot tell it me, ye shall give me thirty napkins and thirty changes of apparel: and they said to him, Propound thy riddle, and we will hear it. 14 And he said to them, Meat came forth of the eater, and sweetness out of the strong: and they could not tell the riddle for three days. 15 And it came to pass on the fourth day, that they said to the wife of Sampson, Deceive now thy husband, and let him tell thee the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father’s house with fire: did ye invite us to do us violence? 16 And Sampson’s wife wept before him, and said, Thou dost but hate me, and lovest me not; for the riddle which thou hast propounded to the children of my people thou hast not told me: and Sampson said to her, If I have not told it to my father and my mother, shall I tell it to thee? 17 And she wept before him the seven days, during which their banquet lasted: and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she troubled him; and she told it to the children of her people. 18 And the men of the city said to him on the seventh day, before sunrise, What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? and Sampson said to them, If ye had not ploughed with my heifer, ye would not have known my riddle. 19 And the Spirit of the Lord came upon him powerfully, and he went down to Ascalon, and destroyed of the inhabitants thirty men, and took their garments, and gave the changes of raiment to them that told the riddle; and Sampson was very angry, and went up to the house of his father.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
saw him: 1 Samuel 10:23, 1 Samuel 16:6
thirty: Matthew 9:15, John 3:29
Reciprocal: Job 41:6 - General Song of Solomon 8:13 - the companions Mark 2:19 - Can Luke 5:34 - the children
Cross-References
Genesis 12:5
And Abram took Sara his wife, and Lot the son of his brother, and all their possessions, as many as they had got, and every soul which they had got in Charrhan, and they went forth to go into the land of Chanaan.
And Abram took Sara his wife, and Lot the son of his brother, and all their possessions, as many as they had got, and every soul which they had got in Charrhan, and they went forth to go into the land of Chanaan.
Genesis 14:16
And he recovered all the cavalry of Sodom, and he recovered Lot his nephew, and all his possessions, and the women and the people.
And he recovered all the cavalry of Sodom, and he recovered Lot his nephew, and all his possessions, and the women and the people.
Genesis 14:21
And the king of Sodom said to Abram, Give me the men, and take the horses to thyself.
And the king of Sodom said to Abram, Give me the men, and take the horses to thyself.
Deuteronomy 28:31
Thy calf shall be slain before thee, and thou shalt not eat of it; thine ass shall be violently taken away from thee, and shall not be restored to thee: thy sheep shall be given to thine enemies, and thou shalt have no helper.
Thy calf shall be slain before thee, and thou shalt not eat of it; thine ass shall be violently taken away from thee, and shall not be restored to thee: thy sheep shall be given to thine enemies, and thou shalt have no helper.
Deuteronomy 28:35
The Lord smite thee with an evil sore, on the knees and the legs, so that thou shalt not be able to be healed from the sole of thy foot to the crown of thy head.
The Lord smite thee with an evil sore, on the knees and the legs, so that thou shalt not be able to be healed from the sole of thy foot to the crown of thy head.
Deuteronomy 28:51
And it shall eat up the young of thy cattle, and the fruits of thy land, so as not to leave to thee corn, wine, oil, the herds of thine oxen, and the flocks of thy sheep, until it shall have destroyed thee;
And it shall eat up the young of thy cattle, and the fruits of thy land, so as not to leave to thee corn, wine, oil, the herds of thine oxen, and the flocks of thy sheep, until it shall have destroyed thee;
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And it came to pass; when they saw him,.... That is, the Philistines, the citizens of Timnath, when they saw that he was come to consummate his marriage:
that they brought thirty companions to be with him; to be the bridegroom's men, or children of the bridechamber, as they are called, Matthew 9:15 or friends of the bridegroom, John 3:29 to keep him company during the nuptial feast: this they did according to custom, and in honour and respect unto him; though some think, and so Josephus l, that they were brought to be guards upon him, observing that he was a man of great might, strength, and courage, so that they were afraid of him, lest he should have some design upon them; but it is not certain that there was anything very visible or terrible in him, more than in another man, that showed him to be of extraordinary courage and strength, since it was but at times the Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and as yet he had done nothing to their knowledge which showed him to be such; had they indeed known of his encounter with the lion, they might have had such thoughts of him, but this they knew nothing of.
l Ut supra. (Antiqu. l. 5. c. 8. sect. 6.)
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Thirty companions - These were “the children of the bride-chamber” (Matthew 9:15; see Judges 14:20). From the number of them it may be inferred that Samson’s family was of some wealth and importance.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Judges 14:11. They brought thirty companions — These are called in Scripture children of the bride-chamber, and friends of the bridegroom. See the whole of this subject particularly illustrated in the observations at the end, Clarke "John 3:25".
