Judges 15:6 Meaning and Explanation
“Then the Philistines said, Who hath 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.”
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Read Full Chapter →Learning that Samson acted because his wife was given to another, the Philistines retaliate by burning the woman and her father to death.
What Does Judges 15:6 Mean?
When the Philistines ask who burned their fields, the answer points to Samson and the betrayal that provoked him. Their response is brutal: they burn the woman and her father, the very people whose actions began the quarrel. The fire she once feared in chapter 14 now consumes her.
The verse lays bare the destructive cycle of vengeance, where one wrong breeds another and the innocent and guilty alike are swept up. Sin spreads like fire when left unchecked. Against such darkness Scripture points us toward the One who would break the cycle, returning good for evil and laying down His own life to make peace.
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What does Judges 15:6 mean?
Learning that Samson acted because his wife was given to another, the Philistines retaliate by burning the woman and her father to death.