◄ Judges 14:20 ►
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Good News Translation
and his wife was given to the man that had been his best man at the wedding.

New Revised Standard Version
And Samson’s wife was given to his companion, who had been his best man.

Contemporary English Version
The father of the bride made Samson's wife marry one of the 30 young men that had been at Samson's party.

New American Bible
and Samson’s wife was married to the companion who had been his best man.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But his wife took one of his friends and bridal companions for her husband.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

But his wife took one of his friends and bridal companions for her husband.

given to

Judges 15:2 I thought thou hadst hated her, and therefore I gave her to thy friend: but she hath a sister, who is younger and fairer than she, take her to wife instead of her.

his friend

Psalm 55:12,13 For if my enemy had reviled me, I would verily have borne with it. And if he that hated me had spoken great things against me, I would perhaps have hidden my self from him. . . .

Jeremiah 9:5 And a man shall mock his brother, and they will not speak the truth: for they have taught their tongue to speak lies: they have laboured to commit iniquity.

Micah 7:5 Believe not a friend, and trust not in a prince: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that sleepeth in thy bosom.

Matthew 26:49,50 And forthwith coming to Jesus, he said: Hail, Rabbi. And he kissed him. . . .

John 3:29 He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, who standeth and heareth Him, rejoiceth with joy because of the bridegroom's voice. This my joy therefore is fulfilled.

John 13:18 I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen. But that the scripture may be fulfilled: He that eateth bread with me shall lift up his heel against me,

Context
Samson's Riddle
…19And the Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he went down to Ascalon, and slew there thirty men whose garments he took away, and gave to them that had declared the riddle. And being exceeding angry, he went up to his father's house: 20But his wife took one of his friends and bridal companions for her husband.
Cross References
Judges 15:2
I thought thou hadst hated her, and therefore I gave her to thy friend: but she hath a sister, who is younger and fairer than she, take her to wife instead of her.

Songs 5:1
Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat the fruit of his apple trees. I am come into my garden, O my sister, my spouse, I have gathered my myrrh, with my aromatical spices: I have eaten the honeycomb with my honey, I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends, and drink, and be inebriated, my dearly beloved.

Judges 14:19
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