Holy Scripture

Judges 14:8

A church father on this verse
“On his returning by the same road he found an honeycomb in the belly of the lion, and carried it off as a gift to the maiden and her parents; for such gifts befit a bride. And having first tasted the honey, he gave them the comb to eat, but was silent as to whence it came.”
Ambrose of Milan, 4th c. — Letter 19.14

Source: Septuagint

Original

8And after some time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcass of the lion; and behold, a swarm of bees, and honey were in the mouth of the lion.

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In context

6And the Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon him, and he crushed him as he would have crushed a kid of the goats, and there was nothing in his hands: and he told not his father and his mother what he had done.

7And they went down and spoke to the woman, and she was pleasing in the eyes of Samson.

— Judges 14:8 —

9And he took it into his hands, and went on eating, and he went to his father and his mother, and gave to them, and they did eat; but he told them not that he took the honey out of the mouth of the lion.

10And his father went down to the woman, and Samson made there a banquet for seven days, for so the young men are used to do.

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