Judges 14:20 Meaning and Explanation
“But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.”
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What Does Judges 14:20 Mean?
The chapter closes with a quiet blow. While Samson is away in his anger, his wife is given to the very companion who had stood with him as his friend at the wedding. The bond is broken and handed to another.
The man Samson had trusted as his friend now takes his place. The betrayal that began with the riddle ends in the loss of the marriage itself. The verse leaves the story unresolved and aching, with wrongs unanswered and grief unspoken. It sets the stage for the conflicts that follow, and it lingers as a portrait of how broken trust unravels into deeper loss, a tangle that only the faithfulness of God could ever finally redeem.
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What does Judges 14:20 mean?
In Samson's absence, his wife is given to the companion who had served as his best man.