^9 (A)Take courage, and be men, O Philistines, lest you become slaves to the Hebrews ^(B)as they have been to you; be men and fight.”

^13 (A)Be watchful, ^(B)stand firm in the faith, ^(C)act like men, ^(D)be strong.

The Birth of Samson

13 And the people of Israel again ^(A)did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, so the Lord gave them ^(B)into the hand of the Philistines for forty years.

The Whole Armor of God

¹⁰ Finally, ^(A)be strong in the Lord and in ^(B)the strength of his might. ^11 (C)Put on ^(D)the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against ^(E)the schemes of the devil.

^12 (A)Be of good courage, and ^(B)let us be courageous for our people, and for the cities of our God, and ^(C)may the Lord do what seems good to him.”

O Lord, Be Gracious to Us

⁷ So the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and ^(A)he sold them into the hand of the Philistines and into the hand of the Ammonites,

² And ^(A)the peoples will take them and bring them to their place, and the house of Israel will possess them in the Lord's land ^(B)as male and female slaves.^{[a] (C)}They will take captive those who were their captors, ^(D)and rule over those who oppressed them.

^47 (A)Because you did not serve the Lord your God with joyfulness and gladness of heart, because of the abundance of all things, ⁴⁸ therefore you shall serve your enemies whom the Lord will send against you, in hunger and thirst, in nakedness, and lacking everything. And he ^(B)will put a yoke of iron on your neck until he has destroyed you.