However, his father and mother did not know that (A)it was of the Lord, for He was seeking an occasion against the Philistines. Now at that time the Philistines were ruling over Israel.

Then Samson went down to Timnah with his father and mother, and came as far as the vineyards of Timnah; and behold, a young lion came roaring toward him. (B)The Spirit of the Lord [a]came upon him mightily, so that (C)he tore him as one tears a young goat though he had nothing in his hand; but he did not tell his father or mother what he had done.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 14:6 Lit rushed upon