Charles Ellicott Commentary Judges 14:15

"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 impoverish us? is it not [so]?" — Judges 14:15 (ASV)

On the seventh day. —When they were in despair.

Lest we burn thee and thy father’s house with fire. —As, indeed, they ultimately did (Judges 15:6). If Samson appears in no very favorable light in this chapter, the Philistines show themselves to be most mean, treacherous, and brutal.

To take that we have. —The Hebrew expression is stronger—“to spoil us,” or “make us paupers.” The “is it not so?” is added to show the vehemence of the question.