Judges 14:4
(Now his father and mother did not know this was from the Lord, who was seeking an occasion to move against the Philistines; for at that time the Philistines were ruling over Israel.)
But his father and his mother knew not that it was of the Lord, that he sought an occasion against the Philistines: for at that time the Philistines had dominion over Israel.
But his father and his mother didn’t know that it was of the Lord; for he sought an occasion against the Philistines. Now at that time the Philistines ruled over Israel.
But his father and his mother knew not that it was of Jehovah; for he sought an occasion against the Philistines. Now at that time the Philistines had rule over Israel.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- it was of the Lord
- That is, God permitted it, that it might be a means of bringing about the deliverance of Israel. Such marriages were forbidden to the Israelites, to keep them separate from the idolatrous nations.
- Joshua 11:20; 1 Kings 12:15; 2 Kings 6:33; 2 Chronicles 10:15; 2 Chronicles 22:7; 2 Chronicles 25:20; Psalm 115:3
- had dominion
- Judges 13:1; Judges 15:11; Deuteronomy 28:48