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Samson found honey in a lion
Samson killed a young lion with his bare hands; later he found a swarm of bees and honey in its body. Judges 14:5–9
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On the way to Timnah a young lion roared at Samson; the Spirit of the LORD came on him and he tore it apart. Judges 14:5–6
Later he turned aside and found a swarm of bees and honey in the lion's body. He ate some and gave some to his parents, and later made it into a riddle. Judges 14:8–9Judges 14:14
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Judges 14:5–9 WEB
5Then Samson went down to Timnah with his father and his mother, and came to the vineyards of Timnah; and behold, a young lion roared at him. 6The LORD’s Spirit came mightily on him, and he tore him as he would have torn a young goat with his bare hands, but he didn’t tell his father or his mother what he had done. 7He went down and talked with the woman, and she pleased Samson well. 8After a while he returned to take her, and he went over to see the carcass of the lion; and behold, there was a swarm of bees in the body of the lion, and honey. 9He took it into his hands, and went on, eating as he went. He came to his father and mother and gave to them, and they ate, but he didn’t tell them that he had taken the honey out of the lion’s body.
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Samson found bees making honey inside the body of a lion! He ate some of the honey.