Discovery BoxJudges 13:9 
Context13:9 God answered Manoah’s prayer. 1 God’s angelic messenger visited 2 the woman again while she was sitting in the field. But her husband Manoah was not with her.
Judges 13:20
Context13:20 As the flame went up from the altar toward the sky, the Lord’s messenger went up in it 3 while Manoah and his wife watched. They fell facedown 4 to the ground.
Judges 20:33
Context20:33 5 All the men of Israel got up from their places and took their positions at Baal Tamar, while the Israelites hiding in ambush jumped out of their places west of Gibeah.
1 tn Heb “God listened to the voice of Manoah.”
2 tn Heb “came to.”
3 tn Heb “in the flame from the altar.”
4 tn Heb “on their faces.”
5 sn Verses 33-36a give a condensed account of the battle from this point on, while vv. 36b-48 offer a more detailed version of how the ambush contributed to Gibeah’s defeat.
