Discovery BoxJudges 3:10 
Context3:10 The Lord’s spirit empowered him 1 and he led Israel. When he went to do battle, the Lord handed over to him King Cushan-Rishathaim of Aram and he overpowered him. 2
Judges 14:6
Context14:6 The Lord’s spirit empowered 3 him and he tore the lion 4 in two with his bare hands 5 as easily as one would tear a young goat. But he did not tell his father or mother what he had done.
Judges 14:19
Context14:19 The Lord’s spirit empowered him. He went down to Ashkelon and murdered thirty men. He took their clothes 6 and gave them 7 to the men who had solved the riddle. He was furious as he went back home. 8
Judges 15:14
Context15:14 When he arrived in Lehi, the Philistines shouted as they approached him. But the Lord’s spirit empowered 9 him. The ropes around his arms were like flax dissolving in 10 fire, and they 11 melted away from his hands.
1 tn Heb “was on him.”
2 tn Heb “his hand was strong against Cushan-Rishathaim.”
3 tn Heb “rushed on.”
4 tn Heb “him” or “it”; the referent (the lion) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
5 tn Heb “and there was nothing in his hand.”
6 tn Heb “equipment”; or “gear.”
7 tn Heb “changes [of clothes].”
8 tn Heb “he went up to his father’s house.”
9 tn Heb “rushed on.”
10 tn Heb “burned with.”
11 tn Heb “his bonds.”
