Yahweh’s Spirit began to move him in Mahaneh Dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.
Parallel translations
- KJV And the Spirit of the LORD began to move him at times in the camp of Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol.
- BSB And the Spirit of the LORD began to stir him at Mahaneh-dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.
- NKJV And the Spirit of the Lord began to move upon him at Mahaneh Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol.
- NASB And the Spirit of the Lord began to stir him when he was in Mahaneh-dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.
- NLT And the Spirit of the Lord began to stir him while he lived in Mahaneh-dan, which is located between the towns of Zorah and Eshtaol.
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The Spirit of Yahweh begins to stir Samson at Mahaneh Dan. God's empowering presence starts to move him toward his mission.
Overview
The Spirit's stirring signals that Samson's God-given calling is awakening. As elsewhere in Judges, the Spirit equips a deliverer for the work ahead. This empowerment reminds us that any true deliverance comes from God's Spirit, foreshadowing the Spirit-anointed ministry of Christ.
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Cross-references · 8
- Judg 3:10Yahweh’s Spirit came on him, and he judged Israel; and he went out to war, and Yahweh delivered Cushan Rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand. His hand prevailed against Cushan Rishathaim.
- John 3:34For he whom God has sent speaks the words of God; for God gives the Spirit without measure.
- Josh 15:33In the lowland, Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,
- Judg 6:34But Yahweh’s Spirit came on Gideon, and he blew a trumpet; and Abiezer was gathered together to follow him.
- Judg 18:11–12The family of the Danites set out from Zorah and Eshtaol, with six hundred men armed with weapons of war.
- 1 Sam 11:6God’s Spirit came mightily on Saul when he heard those words, and his anger burned hot.
- Matt 4:1Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
- Judg 11:29Then Yahweh’s Spirit came on Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpah of Gilead, and from Mizpah of Gilead he passed over to the children of Ammon.
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