And she wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted: and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she lay sore upon him: and she told the riddle to the children of her people.
She cried in front of him for all seven days while their wedding celebration continued. On the seventh day, he finally told her the answer because she had been pressuring him so intensely. Then she went and told the riddle's answer to her own people.
This verse shows how Samson's wife used tears and persistent pressure to get him to reveal his riddle's answer, which she then shared with her people.
📚 Historical Context
This takes place during Samson's wedding feast to a Philistine woman in Timnah. The Philistine men had threatened his wife and her family if she didn't get the answer to Samson's riddle about the honey he found in a lion's carcass. Wedding feasts in ancient times typically lasted seven days and were major community celebrations.
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