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Judges 14:15

King James Version (KJV)

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Judges 14:15

Verse 15 of 20

Scripture focus

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]?

Judges 14:15 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Judges 14:15

Theological / Devotional

On the seventh day. The LXX says “on the fourth day.” This corresponds to the latter part of v. 14, which states that they tried to solve the riddle for three days.

Declare unto us. They meant that Samson would declare it through his wife, who was to secure the information and then tell them.

Lest we burn thee. The Philistines were brutal and treacherous even to their own people. Rather than lose a wager, they forced the woman with threats to aid them. It was no idle threat, for later they actually burned her and her father (see ch. 15:6).

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