Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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?
Lest we burn
Bible References
Entice
Judges 16:5
The Philistine officials approached her and told her, "Entice him to discover where his great strength is, and how we can overpower him. We intend to tie him up and torture him. We'll each pay you 1,100 silver coins."
Genesis 3:1
Now the Shining One was more clever than any animal of the field that the LORD God had made. He asked the woman, "Did God actually say, "You are not to eat from any tree of the garden'?"
Proverbs 1:11
If they say, "Come with us! Let's lie in wait for blood; let's ambush some innocent person for no reason at all.
Proverbs 5:3
For the lips of an adulteress drip honey, and her speech is smoother than oil.
Proverbs 6:26
because the price of a whore is a loaf of bread, and an adulterous woman stalks a man's precious life.
Micah 7:5
Don't trust your friends, don't confide in a companion, watch what you say to your wife.
Lest we burn
Judges 12:1
A little while later, the army of Ephraim was mustered, and they crossed to Zaphon. They confronted Jephthah and asked, "Why did you cross over to fight the Ammonites without calling us to accompany you? We're going to burn your house down around you!"
Judges 15:6
Then the Philistines demanded, "Who did this?" Someone said, "Samson, son-in-law of the Timnite, because his father-in-law took Samson's wife and gave her to the best man at Samson's wedding." In retaliation, the Philistines came up and burned her and her father to death.