Judges 14:2 Meaning and Explanation
“And he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines: now therefore get her for me to wife.”
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Read Full Chapter →Samson returns home and demands that his parents arrange a marriage with the woman he saw.
What Does Judges 14:2 Mean?
Coming back up to his own people, Samson reports his desire to his father and mother and tells them to secure the woman as his wife. In the custom of the day, parents negotiated and arranged marriages, so his demand drops a weight upon them that they did not ask to carry.
The tone is striking: not a request but a command, repeated and insistent. 'I have seen' becomes 'get her for me.' Here is a man governed by appetite, speaking to his parents as if his wish were law. The verse holds up a mirror to any heart that treats its own longings as orders to be obeyed, and quietly invites a humbler way of bringing our desires before others and before God.
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What does Judges 14:2 mean?
Samson returns home and demands that his parents arrange a marriage with the woman he saw.