And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said unto Samson’s wife, Entice thy husband, that he may declare unto us the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father’s house with fire: have ye called us to take that we have? is it not so?
On the seventh day, the men said to Samson's wife, 'Get your husband to tell you the answer to his riddle so you can tell us. If you don't, we'll burn you and your father's house down. Did you invite us to this wedding just to rob us of our money?'
The Philistine wedding guests threatened Samson's wife with death if she didn't trick her husband into revealing his riddle's answer.
📚 Historical Context
This occurred during Samson's wedding feast in Timnah, where he had posed a riddle with expensive garments as the prize. The Philistine guests realized they couldn't solve it on their own and would lose the bet, so they resorted to threatening his wife's life. This shows the intense hostility between the Israelites and Philistines during the period of the judges.
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