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He took it into his hands, and went on, eating as he went; and he came to his father and mother, and gave to them, and they ate: but he didn`t tell them that he had taken the honey out of the body of the lion.

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A Compromised Vow

Commentators highlight that Samson's act of taking honey from the carcass was a likely violation of his Nazarite vow, which forbade touching the dead. While one scholar suggests he might have avoided direct contact, the act shows a casualness toward his sacred commitment, prioritizing his own desires over God's commands.

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Judges 14:9

19th Century

Bishop

He took of it in his hands. —Unless he considered that a skeleton could not be regarded as a dead body, he could not have…

John Gill

John Gill

On Judges 14:9

17th Century

Pastor

And he took thereof in his hands, and went on eating
Josephus F11 says he took three honeycombs, he means…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Judges 14:5–9

17th Century

Minister

By enabling him to kill a lion, God let Samson know what he could do in the strength of the Spirit of the Lord, that he might never be afraid to lo…