Thirty companions - These were the children of the bride-chamber (Matthew 9:15). From the number of them it may be infe…

When they saw him. — The reason why this clause is added is somewhat obscure, and this is perhaps the reason why the Septuagint an…

And it came to pass; when they saw him
That is, the Philistines, the citizens of Timnath, when they saw that he was …

Samson's riddle literally meant no more than that he had got honey, for food and for pleasure, from the lion, which in its strength and fury was re…