² He went back and told his father and his mother, ‘I have seen a young Philistine woman in Timnah. Now get her for me as a wife.’

³ But his father and mother said to him, ‘Can’t you find a young woman among your relatives or among any of our people? Must you go to the uncircumcised Philistines for a wife? ’

But Samson told his father, ‘Get her for me. She’s the right one for me.’ ⁴ Now his father and mother did not know this was from the Lord,^(A) who wanted the Philistines to provide an opportunity for a confrontation.^[a] At that time, the Philistines were ruling Israel.