⁶ Then the Philistines said, “Who has done this?”

And they answered, “Samson, the son-in-law of the Timnite, because he has taken his wife and given her to his companion.” ^(A)So the Philistines came up and burned her and her father with fire.

¹⁵ But it came to pass on the ^[a]seventh day that they said to Samson’s wife, ^(A)“Entice your husband, that he may explain the riddle to us, ^(B)or else we will burn you and your father’s house with fire. Have you invited us in order to take what is ours? Is that not so?”

⁶ that no one should take advantage of and defraud his brother in this matter, because the Lord ^(A)is the avenger of all such, as we also forewarned you and testified.

Jephthah’s Conflict with Ephraim

12 Then ^(A)the men of Ephraim ^[a]gathered together, crossed over toward Zaphon, and said to Jephthah, “Why did you cross over to fight against the people of Ammon, and did not call us to go with you? We will burn your house down on you with fire!”