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
This occurs during Samson's courtship of a Philistine woman from Timnah, after he had killed a lion with his bare hands through God's strength. In ancient times, it was common for travelers to return along the same routes, and the discovery of honey in a carcass, while unusual, could happen when the body dried out and provided shelter for bees.
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