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.

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Footnotes

  1. 14:4 for a confrontation supplied for clarity

(His parents did not know that this was from the Lord,(A) who was seeking an occasion to confront the Philistines;(B) for at that time they were ruling over Israel.)(C)

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