The Spiritof the LORDcameupon him mightily,so that he torehim as one tearsa younggoatthough he hadnothingin his hand;but he did not tellhis fatheror motherwhathe had done.
You will treadupon the lionand cobra,The younglionand the serpentyou will trampledown.
"He will not cryout or raise[His voice], NormakeHis voiceheardin the street.
Then he saidto me, "Thisis the wordof the LORDto Zerubbabelsaying,Not by mightnorby power,but by My Spirit,'saysthe LORDof hosts.
"TakeMy yokeupon you and learnfrom Me, for I amgentleand humblein heart,and YOU WILL FINDRESTFOR YOUR SOULS.
whoby faithconqueredkingdoms,performed[acts of] righteousness,obtainedpromises,shutthe mouthsof lions,
the one who practicessinis of the devil;for the devilhas sinnedfrom the beginning.The Sonof Godappearedfor thispurpose, to destroythe worksof the devil.
Now the Spiritof the LORDcameupon Jephthah,so that he passedthroughGileadand Manasseh;then he passedthroughMizpahof Gilead,and from Mizpahof Gileadhe wenton to the sonsof Ammon.
And the Spiritof the LORDbeganto stirhim in Mahaneh-dan,betweenZorahand Eshtaol.
Then the Spiritof the LORDcameupon him mightily,and he wentdownto Ashkelonand killedthirtyof them and tooktheir spoiland gavethe changes[of clothes] to those who toldthe riddle.And his angerburned,and he wentup to his father'shouse.
Then Samsonwentdownto Timnahwith his fatherand mother,and cameas faras the vineyardsof Timnah;and behold,a younglion[came] roaringtowardhim.
So he wentdownand talkedto the woman;and she lookedgoodto Samson.
He founda freshjawboneof a donkey,so he reachedout and tookit and killeda thousandmenwith it.
He struckthem ruthlesslywith a greatslaughter;and he wentdownand livedin the cleftof the rockof Etam.
And Samsonsaid,"Let me diewith the Philistines!"And he bentwith all his mightso that the housefellon the lordsand allthe peoplewhowere in it. So the deadwhomhe killedat his deathwere morethanthose whomhe killedin his life.
The Spiritof the LORDcameupon him, and he judgedIsrael.When he wentout to war,the LORDgaveCushan-rishathaimkingof Mesopotamiainto his hand,so that he prevailedoverCushan-rishathaim.
So Saulsaidto his uncle,"He toldus plainlythat the donkeyshad been found."But he did not tellhim about the matterof the kingdomwhichSamuelhad mentioned.
"Then the Spiritof the LORDwill comeupon you mightily,and you shall prophesywith them and be changedinto anotherman.
Then the Spiritof Godcameupon Saulmightilywhen he heardthesewords,and he becameveryangry.
Now the daycamethat Jonathan,the sonof Saul,saidto the youngmanwho was carryinghis armor,"Comeand let us crossoverto the Philistines'garrisonthat is on the otherside."But he did not tellhis father.
"Thisdaythe LORDwill deliveryou up into my hands,and I will strikeyou downand removeyour headfrom you. And I will givethe deadbodiesof the armyof the Philistinesthisdayto the birdsof the skyand the wildbeastsof the earth,that allthe earthmay knowthat thereis a Godin Israel,
