The spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he became Israel's leader. Othniel went to war, and the LORD gave him the victory over the king of Mesopotamia.

Then the spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah. He went through Gilead and Manasseh and returned to Mizpah in Gilead and went on to Ammon.

And the LORD's power began to strengthen him while he was between Zorah and Eshtaol in the Camp of Dan.

When Saul heard this, the spirit of God took control of him, and he became furious.

He attacked them fiercely and killed many of them. Then he went and stayed in the cave in the cliff at Etam.

Then he found a jawbone of a donkey that had recently died. He reached down and picked it up, and killed a thousand men with it.

and shouted, "Let me die with the Philistines!" He pushed with all his might, and the building fell down on the five kings and everyone else. Samson killed more people at his death than he had killed during his life.

"Your Majesty," David said, "I take care of my father's sheep. Any time a lion or a bear carries off a lamb,

I have killed lions and bears, and I will do the same to this heathen Philistine, who has defied the army of the living God.

The angel told me to give Zerubbabel this message from the LORD: "You will succeed, not by military might or by your own strength, but by my spirit.

Whoever continues to sin belongs to the Devil, because the Devil has sinned from the very beginning. The Son of God appeared for this very reason, to destroy what the Devil had done.

He will not shout or raise his voice or make loud speeches in the streets.

Take my yoke and put it on you, and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in spirit; and you will find rest.