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.

⁶ When Saul heard their words, the Spirit^(A) of God came powerfully upon him, and he burned with anger.

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.

⁶ 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.

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

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)

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

Asa’s Reform^(A)

15 The Spirit of God came on^(B) Azariah son of Oded.

² When Balaam looked out and saw Israel encamped tribe by tribe, the Spirit of God came on him^(A)