Judges 14:2

And he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines: now therefore get her for me to wife.

Cross-reference

In Genesis 24:3, Abraham forbids taking a wife from the Canaanites — directly opposing Samson's request for a Philistine wife.

In Genesis 34:4, Shechem similarly asks his father to get Dinah for him — a parallel of a son requesting parental help to secure a wife.

In Genesis 38:2, Judah sees and takes a Canaanite wife — a parallel to Samson seeing and requesting a Philistine wife, both marrying outside Israel.

In Genesis 24:2, Abraham arranges a wife for Isaac from his own kin — contrasting with Samson's demand for a Philistine woman.

In Genesis 21:21, Hagar gets a wife for Ishmael from Egypt — a parallel to Samson asking his parents to get a Philistine wife, both marrying outside the covenant.

Joshua 19:43 Historical context

In Joshua 19:43, Timnah is listed as a town in Dan's territory — the same place where Samson saw the Philistine woman.

In Genesis 38:6, Judah takes a wife for his son Er — a parallel of parental involvement in marriage, though here the father acts without the son's request.

In Deuteronomy 21:11, the law permits taking a captive woman seen and desired — a parallel to Samson's seeing and desiring a Philistine, though not a captive.