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
In the book of Judges, Samson was a judge of Israel chosen by God to deliver the Israelites from Philistine oppression, a time when Israel often faced cycles of rebellion and foreign domination. During his wedding feast to a Philistine woman, Samson challenged the guests with a riddle as part of a wager, reflecting the cultural practices of feasts and games in ancient Near Eastern societies. When the Philistines couldn't solve it by the seventh day, they resorted to threatening his wife, highlighting the intense rivalries and lack of mercy in inter-tribal conflicts.
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