And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
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Gill's Exposition
And it came to pass; when they saw him,.... That is, the Philistines, the citizens of Timnath, when they saw that he was come to consummate his marriage:
that they brought thirty companions to be…
Barnes' Notes
Thirty companions - These were “the children of the bride-chamber” (Mat 9:15; see Jdg 14:20). From the number of them it may be inferred that Samson’s family was of some wealth and importance.
We have here an account of Samson's wedding feast and the occasion it gave him to fall foul upon the Philistines.
I. Samson conformed to the custom of the country in making a festival of his nuptial…
Cambridge Bible
when they saw him With a slight change LXX. cod. A etc. read because they feared him; theymust be the Philistines, though not mentioned in the context. The sight of Samson, ortheir fear of him,…
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