...the nuptial feast was celebrated. As the entertainment proceeded, Samson proposed to them a riddle, "Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness." And he made the agreement, that if before the expiration of seven days, they...

...thirty companion» to be with him. And Samson said unto them, I will now put forth a riddle unto you. in admiration, because of advantage. But beloved, remem came forth sweetness, &c. Ju. xiv. 11, 12. " She" (" the king' г daughter") shall be brought unto...

...of £20, with two sureties, to be forthcoming upon notice, and to live leaceably. — But, saith he, our restraint was not strict, for we had liberty of prayer and conference ogether, to our mutual edification. Thus out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong tweetnest...

...as he would tear a kid, when he turned aside to see it, behold a swarm of bees and honey in it ! " Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness." Out of grief, misfortune, bereavement, the poet brings gladness, profit, consolation....

...dresses,) " and thirty change of garments." On being requested to put forth the riddle, he announced it thus : " Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness." Three days passed away, and no one was yet able to furnish the solution. The...

...honey ; and upon this circumstance founded the riddle with which he challenged the Egyptians : — " Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness !" (Judges, xiv. 14.) The lion was a peculiar object of veneration and regard...

...garments. And they said unto him, Put forth thy riddle, that we may hear it. 14 And he said unto them, Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not in three days expound the riddle. ],5 And it came to pass...

...COMPARED. DANIEL x. 21. There is none that holdeth with me in these things, but Michael your prince. As " out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong sweetness," so, perhaps, some useful hints of instruction may be collected from this seemingly obscure passage...

...wagering thirty shirts and as many suits of clothes that they could not guess it in seven days : " Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness." The secret of his riddle being betrayed to them by his bride, Samson reproached...

...in case they resolved it, he would bestow upon them thirty sheets and thirty changes of raiment : " Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness." For some time they were absolutely puzzled how to resolve the difficulty ; but...