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 favourable 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.