Add parallel Print Page Options

10 The spirit of the Lord came upon him,(A) and he judged Israel. When he marched out to war, the Lord delivered Cushan-rishathaim, king of Aram, into his power, and his hold on Cushan-rishathaim was firm.

Read full chapter

10 The Spirit of the Lord came on him,(A) so that he became Israel’s judge[a] and went to war. The Lord gave Cushan-Rishathaim(B) king of Aram(C) into the hands of Othniel, who overpowered him.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Judges 3:10 Or leader

34 And Gideon was clothed with the spirit of the Lord,[a](A) and he blew the horn summoning Abiezer to follow him.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 6:34 Clothed with the spirit of the Lord: narratives about the selection of leaders in early Israel typically attribute their prowess to “the spirit of the Lord,” not to their own qualities (cf. v. 15). The Lord’s spirit “comes upon” them (3:10; 11:29; 13:25) or “rushes upon” them (14:6, 19; 15:14; 1 Sm 11:6), and they are transformed into effective leaders. Here, Gideon is “clothed” with the Lord’s spirit; cf. the clothing or vesture imagery in Is 59:17; 61:10; Ez 16:10–14; Jb 29:14.

34 Then the Spirit of the Lord came on(A) Gideon, and he blew a trumpet,(B) summoning the Abiezrites(C) to follow him.

Read full chapter

Jephthah’s Vow. 29 The spirit of the Lord came upon Jephthah.(A) He passed through Gilead and Manasseh, and through Mizpah of Gilead as well, and from Mizpah of Gilead he crossed over against the Ammonites.

Read full chapter

29 Then the Spirit(A) of the Lord came on Jephthah. He crossed Gilead and Manasseh, passed through Mizpah(B) of Gilead, and from there he advanced against the Ammonites.(C)

Read full chapter

25 The spirit of the Lord came upon him for the first time(A) in Mahaneh-dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.

Read full chapter

25 and the Spirit of the Lord began to stir(A) him while he was in Mahaneh Dan,(B) between Zorah and Eshtaol.

Read full chapter

(A)But the spirit of the Lord rushed upon Samson, and he tore the lion apart barehanded,(B) as one tears a young goat. Without telling his father or mother what he had done,

Read full chapter

The Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon him(A) so that he tore the lion apart(B) with his bare hands as he might have torn a young goat. But he told neither his father nor his mother what he had done.

Read full chapter

19 (A)The spirit of the Lord rushed upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, where he killed thirty of their men and stripped them; he gave their garments to those who had answered the riddle. Then he went off to his own family in anger,

Read full chapter

19 Then the Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon him.(A) He went down to Ashkelon,(B) struck down thirty of their men, stripped them of everything and gave their clothes to those who had explained the riddle. Burning with anger,(C) he returned to his father’s home.

Read full chapter

As he listened to this report, the spirit of God rushed upon him and he became very angry.(A)

Read full chapter

When Saul heard their words, the Spirit(A) of God came powerfully upon him, and he burned with anger.

Read full chapter