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Myles Coverdale Bible
Judges 14:20
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and his wife was given to one of the men who had accompanied him.
But Shimshon's wife was [given] to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.
But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.
And Samson's wife was given to his companion who was his best man.
And Samson's wife was given to his companion, who had been his best man.
And Samson's wife was given to his best man.
Samson's bride was then given to his best man.
But Samson's wife was given to his companion who had been his friend.
But Samson's wife was given to his companion who had been his friend.
Then Samsons wife was giuen to his companion, whom he had vsed as his friend.
But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,
The father of the bride had Samson's wife marry one of the thirty young men that had been at Samson's party.
and his wife was given to the companion who had been best man at the wedding.
And Samson's wife was [given] to his companion, whom he had made his friend.
So Samson's wife was given to his best man.
And Samsons wife, whom he loved, was given to one of his groomsmen.
and his wife was given to the man that had been his best man at the wedding.
And Samson's wife became his companion's, who had been his friend.
But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.
But Samson's wife was given to the friend who had been his best man.
But Samsons wyfe was geuen to one of his companions that he had taken vnto him.
But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had had for his friend.
But Samsons wife was giuen to his companion, whom hee had vsed as his friend.
And the wife of Sampson was given to one of his friends, with whom he was on terms of friendship.
But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.
and his wife was given to one of the men who had accompanied him.
Forsothe his wijf took an hosebonde, oon of the frendis and keperis `of hir.
and Samson's wife becometh his companion's, who [is] his friend.
But Samson's wife was [given] to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.
But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.
But Samson's wife was [given] to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.
And Samson's wife was given to his companion, who had been his best man.
So his wife was given in marriage to the man who had been Samson's best man at the wedding.
Samson's wife was given to his friend who had been his best man at his wedding.
And Samson's wife was given to his companion, who had been his best man.
And the wife of Samson was given unto his companion who had served him as his friend.
But his wife took one of his friends and bridal companions for her husband.
And Samson's wife was given to his companion, who had been his best man.
But Samson's wife was given to his companion who had been his friend.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
given to: Judges 15:2
his friend: Psalms 55:12, Psalms 55:13, Jeremiah 9:5, Micah 7:5, Matthew 26:49, Matthew 26:50, John 3:29, John 13:18
Reciprocal: Genesis 38:20 - his friend 1 Samuel 18:19 - Adriel 2 Samuel 13:3 - a friend
Cross-References
He sayde morouer: Praysed be the LORDE God of Sem, and Canaan be his seruaunt.
These came all together in to the brode valley, where now the salt see is:
for twolue yeares were they subiectes vnto kinge Kedorlaomer, & in the thirtenth yeare they fell from him.
Therfore in the fourtenth yeare came Kedorlaomer, and the kynges yt were with him, & smote the Giauntes in Astaroth Karnaim, & Susim at Ham, & Emim in the felde of Kiriathaim,
and ye Horites in their owne mount Seir vnto the playne of Pharan, which bordreth vpo the wildernes.
wt Kedorlaomer the kynge of Elam, & with Thideal ye kynge of the Heithen, & with Amraphel ye kynge of Synear, & with Arioch the kynge of Ellasar: foure kynges wt fyue.
And as he came agayne from the slaughter of Kedorlaomer & of the kinges that were with him, the kynge of Sodome wente to mete him in to the playne felde, which is called kynges dale.
blessed him and sayde: Blessed be thou Abram vnto the most hye God possessor of heauen and earth.
and sayde: Praysed be the LORDE the God of my master Abraham, which hath not withdrawen his mercy and his trueth fro my master, for the LORDE hath brought me the waye to my masters brothers house.
and this stone that I haue set vp, shalbe an house of God: and all that thou geuest me, I wyl geue the the tenth therof.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
But Samson's wife was given to his companion,.... By her father, and with her consent, both being affronted and provoked by Samson leaving her, who judged her not only to be injured, but hereby discharged from him, and free to marry another:
and whom he had used as his friend; though there were thirty of them that were his companions, yet there was one of them that was the principal of them, and was the most intimate with him, whom he used in the most friendly manner, and admitted to a more free conversation than the rest, the same that is called the friend of the bridegroom, John 3:29 while the others were called the children of the bridechamber, Matthew 9:15. It is not unlikely that this person had too much intimacy with Samson's wife before, and so had the secret of the riddle from her, and so very readily married her, as soon as Samson departed; and all this furnished out an occasion and opportunity, which Samson sought for, to be revenged on the Philistines, as in the following chapter.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
His companion - Perhaps one of those mentioned in Judges 14:11. The transaction denotes loose notions of the sanctity of marriage among the Philistines. It should be noted carefully that the practical lesson against ungodly marriages comes out most strongly in this case and that the providential purpose which out of this evil brought discomfiture to the Philistines, has nothing to do with the right or wrong of Samsonâs conduct.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Judges 14:20. But Samson's wife was given to his companion — This was the same kind of person who is called the friend of the bridegroom, John 3:29. And it is very likely that she loved this person better than she loved her husband, and went to him as soon as Samson had gone to his father's house at Zorah. She might, however, have thought herself abandoned by him, and therefore took another; this appears to have been the persuasion of her father, Judges 15:2. But her betraying his secret and his interests to his enemies was a full proof he was not very dear to her; though, to persuade him to the contrary, she shed many crocodile tears; see Judges 14:16. He could not keep his own secret, and he was fool enough to suppose that another would be more faithful to him than he was to himself. Multitudes complain of the treachery of friends betraying their secrets, &c., never considering that they themselves have been their first betrayers, in confiding to others what they pretend to wish should be a secret to the whole world! If a man never let his secret out of his own bosom, it is impossible that he should ever be betrayed.
