Judges 6:34
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
34 And Gideon was clothed with the spirit of the Lord,[a](A) and he blew the horn summoning Abiezer to follow him.
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- 6:34 Clothed with the spirit of the Lord: narratives about the selection of leaders in early Israel typically attribute their prowess to “the spirit of the Lord,” not to their own qualities (cf. v. 15). The Lord’s spirit “comes upon” them (3:10; 11:29; 13:25) or “rushes upon” them (14:6, 19; 15:14; 1 Sm 11:6), and they are transformed into effective leaders. Here, Gideon is “clothed” with the Lord’s spirit; cf. the clothing or vesture imagery in Is 59:17; 61:10; Ez 16:10–14; Jb 29:14.
Judges 6:34
King James Version
34 But the Spirit of the Lord came upon Gideon, and he blew a trumpet; and Abiezer was gathered after him.
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Judges 11:29
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Jephthah’s Vow. 29 The spirit of the Lord came upon Jephthah.(A) He passed through Gilead and Manasseh, and through Mizpah of Gilead as well, and from Mizpah of Gilead he crossed over against the Ammonites.
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Judges 11:29
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29 Then the Spirit of the Lord came upon Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead, and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over unto the children of Ammon.
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Judges 13:25
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25 The spirit of the Lord came upon him for the first time(A) in Mahaneh-dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.
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Judges 13:25
King James Version
25 And the Spirit of the Lord began to move him at times in the camp of Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol.
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Judges 14:6
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6 (A)But the spirit of the Lord rushed upon Samson, and he tore the lion apart barehanded,(B) as one tears a young goat. Without telling his father or mother what he had done,
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Judges 14:6
King James Version
6 And the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid, and he had nothing in his hand: but he told not his father or his mother what he had done.
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Judges 14:19
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19 (A)The spirit of the Lord rushed upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, where he killed thirty of their men and stripped them; he gave their garments to those who had answered the riddle. Then he went off to his own family in anger,
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Judges 14:19
King James Version
19 And the Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and slew thirty men of them, and took their spoil, and gave change of garments unto them which expounded the riddle. And his anger was kindled, and he went up to his father's house.
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Judges 15:14
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14 When he reached Lehi, and the Philistines came shouting to meet him,(A) the spirit of the Lord rushed upon him: the ropes around his arms became like flax that is consumed by fire, and his bonds melted away from his hands.
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Judges 15:14
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14 And when he came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted against him: and the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him, and the cords that were upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands loosed from off his hands.
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1 Samuel 11:6
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6 As he listened to this report, the spirit of God rushed upon him and he became very angry.(A)
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1 Samuel 11:6
King James Version
6 And the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard those tidings, and his anger was kindled greatly.
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