Judges 14: Samson’s Riddle and the Timnah Wedding

Samson insists on a Philistine bride from Timnah over his parents’ protest, yet the LORD is using it against the Philistines. Honey from a lion he killed becomes his wedding riddle; the guests force the answer from his bride, he pays them with clothes from thirty men he kills in Ashkelon, and she is given to another.

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How did Samson pay the clothing he owed after losing the riddle wager (Judges 14:19)?

He sold land belonging to his father’s family in ZorahHe struck down thirty men of Ashkelon and gave away their clothesHe borrowed the garments from his new wife’s fatherHe refused to pay the debt and fled to the hills of Judah