Judges 14:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Judges 14:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Judges 14:20 is a verse from the book of Judges in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Judges 14:20 — KJV
“But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.”
— Judges 14:20 (KJV)
Judges 14:20 in Context — About the Book of Judges
Judges chronicles Israel's darkest cycle: sin, oppression, crying out, and rescue — repeated for generations. God raises unlikely deliverers like Gideon, Deborah, and Samson, proving He responds to honest cries for help even when His people keep failing. Grace shines against a dark backdrop.
Cross-References for Judges 14:20
“Then the Philistines said, Who hath done this? And they answered, Samson, the son in law of the Timnite, because he had taken his wife, and given her to his companion. And the Philistines came up, and burnt her and her father with fire.”
Shares key themes with Judges 14:20: samson, wife, given
“Nevertheless Haman refrained himself: and when he came home, he sent and called for his friends, and Zeresh his wife. called...: Heb. caused to come”
Shares key themes with Judges 14:20: wife, used, friend
“Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let a gallows be made of fifty cubits high, and to morrow speak thou unto the king that Mordecai may be hanged thereon: then go thou in merrily with the king unto the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman; and he caused the gallows to be made. gallows: Heb. tree”
Shares key themes with Judges 14:20: wife, used, friend
“And Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends every thing that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto him, If Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him.”
Shares key themes with Judges 14:20: wife, whom, friend
“Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun. Live...: Heb. See, or, Enjoy life”
Shares key themes with Judges 14:20: wife, given, whom
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