10So his father went down unto the woman: and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do.
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The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son, …
And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.
And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.
A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.
And they gave them drink in vessels of gold,(the vessels being diverse one from another,) and royal wine in abundance, according to the state of the king. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 10-20)We have here an account of Samson’s wedding feast and the occasion it gave him to fall foul upon the Philistines. I. Samson conformed to the custom of the country in making a festival of his nuptial solemnities, which continued seven days, Jdg. 13:10. Though he was a Nazarite, he did not affect, in a thing of this nature, to be singular, but did as the young men used to do upon such occasions. It…
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