Jephthah’s Vow and Victory

29 Then (A)the Spirit of the Lord came upon Jephthah, and he passed through Gilead and Manasseh, and passed through Mizpah of Gilead; and from Mizpah of Gilead he advanced toward the people of Ammon.

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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)

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10 (A)The Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he judged Israel. He went out to war, and the Lord delivered Cushan-Rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed over Cushan-Rishathaim.

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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.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 3:10 Or leader

25 Then the Lord came down in the cloud, and spoke to him, and took of the Spirit that was upon him, and placed the same upon the seventy elders; and it happened, (A)when the Spirit rested upon them, that (B)they prophesied, [a]although they never did so again.

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  1. Numbers 11:25 Tg., Vg. and they did not cease

25 Then the Lord came down in the cloud(A) and spoke with him,(B) and he took some of the power of the Spirit(C) that was on him and put it on the seventy elders.(D) When the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied(E)—but did not do so again.

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34 But (A)the Spirit of the Lord came upon Gideon; then he (B)blew the trumpet, and the Abiezrites gathered behind him.

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

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18 Then the Spirit [a]came upon (A)Amasai, chief of the captains, and he said:

We are yours, O David;
We are on your side, O son of Jesse!
Peace, peace to you,
And peace to your helpers!
For your God helps you.”

So David received them, and made them captains of the troop.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 12:18 Lit. clothed

18 Then the Spirit(A) came on Amasai,(B) chief of the Thirty, and he said:

“We are yours, David!
    We are with you, son of Jesse!
Success,(C) success to you,
    and success to those who help you,
        for your God will help you.”

So David received them and made them leaders of his raiding bands.

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13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers; and (A)the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel arose and went to Ramah.

A Distressing Spirit Troubles Saul

14 (B)But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and (C)a distressing spirit from the Lord troubled him. 15 And Saul’s servants said to him, “Surely, a distressing spirit from God is troubling you.

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13 So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed(A) him in the presence of his brothers, and from that day on the Spirit of the Lord(B) came powerfully upon David.(C) Samuel then went to Ramah.

David in Saul’s Service

14 Now the Spirit of the Lord had departed(D) from Saul, and an evil[a] spirit(E) from the Lord tormented him.(F)

15 Saul’s attendants said to him, “See, an evil spirit from God is tormenting you.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 16:14 Or and a harmful; similarly in verses 15, 16 and 23

10 (A)When they came there to the hill, there was (B)a group of prophets to meet him; then the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them.

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10 When he and his servant arrived at Gibeah, a procession of prophets met him; the Spirit(A) of God came powerfully upon him, and he joined in their prophesying.(B)

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25 (A)And the Spirit of the Lord began to move upon him at [a]Mahaneh Dan (B)between Zorah and (C)Eshtaol.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 13:25 Lit. Camp of Dan, Judg. 18:12

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

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17 Then the people of Ammon gathered together and encamped in Gilead. And the children of Israel assembled together and encamped in (A)Mizpah.

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17 When the Ammonites were called to arms and camped in Gilead, the Israelites assembled and camped at Mizpah.(A)

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