And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcase of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees and honey in the carcase of the lion.
After some time passed, he went back to marry her. On the way, he stopped to look at the dead body of the lion he had killed earlier. To his surprise, there was a swarm of bees and honey inside the lion's carcass.
This verse shows how Samson discovered that bees had made honey in the body of the lion he had previously killed, which would later inspire his famous riddle.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Judges, Samson is a judge of Israel chosen by God to deliver the Israelites from Philistine oppression during a time of cycles of sin and deliverance. Earlier in the chapter, Samson had killed a lion with his bare hands through the power of God's Spirit, showcasing his extraordinary strength. Now, as he returns to claim a Philistine woman for marriage, he pauses to inspect the lion's carcass and finds bees have built a hive there, producing honey inside it.
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