Judges 14:15

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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?

Entice

Lest we burn

Judges 12:1

Judges 15:6

Bible References

Entice

And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see where his great strength lies, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him: and we will all give you eleven hundred pieces of silver.

Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, has God said, you shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

If they say, Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood, let us lurk secretly for the innocent without cause:

For the lips of an immoral woman drop as a honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:

For by means of a harlot a man is reduced to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will prey upon his precious life.

Trust not in a friend, put not confidence in a companion: keep the doors of your mouth from her that lies in your bosom.

Lest we burn

And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, Why passed you over to fight against the children of Ammon, and did not call us to go with you? we will burn your house upon you with fire.

Then the Philistines said, Who has done this? And they answered, Samson, the son-in-law of the Timnite, because he had taken his wife, and given her to his companion. And the Philistines came up, and burnt her and her father with fire.