The companions then present the solution, prompting Samson's retort: "If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have found out my riddle." Empowered by the Spirit of the Lord, he travels to Ashkelon, slays thirty Philistines, and uses their garments to settle the bet. In anger, he abandons his wife and returns to his father's house. Subsequently, the woman is given in marriage to one of Samson's companions, setting the stage for further acts of vengeance.