The Lord said to him, “Ah, but I will be with you! You will strike down the whole Midianite army.”

The Lord said to him, “You are safe! Do not be afraid! You are not going to die!”

Gideon said to God, “If you really intend to use me to deliver Israel, as you promised, then give me a sign as proof.

That night the Lord said to Gideon, “Get up! Attack the camp, for I am handing it over to you.

He said to them, “Now what have I accomplished compared to you? Even Ephraim’s leftover grapes are better quality than Abiezer’s harvest!

The officials of Succoth said, “You have not yet overpowered Zebah and Zalmunna. So why should we give bread to your army?”

He also threatened the men of Penuel, warning, “When I return victoriously, I will tear down this tower.”

Jephthah made a vow to the Lord, saying, “If you really do hand the Ammonites over to me,

Manoah said, “Now, when your announcement comes true, how should the child be raised and what should he do?”

The Lord’s messenger told Manoah, “Your wife should pay attention to everything I told her.

Manoah said to the Lord’s messenger, “Please stay here awhile, so we can prepare a young goat for you to eat.”

Manoah said to the Lord’s messenger, “Tell us your name, so we can honor you when your announcement comes true.”

The Lord’s messenger said to him, “You should not ask me my name, because you cannot comprehend it.”

Manoah said to his wife, “We will certainly die, because we have seen a supernatural being!”

Samson said to them, “This time I am justified in doing the Philistines harm!”

Samson said to them, “Because you did this, I will get revenge against you before I quit fighting.”

Samson then said, “With the jawbone of a donkey I have left them in heaps; with the jawbone of a donkey I have struck down a thousand men!”

He told them what Micah had done for him, saying, “He hired me and I became his priest.”

The priest said to them, “Go with confidence. The Lord will be with you on your mission.”

He said to his servant, “Come on, we will go into one of the other towns and spend the night in Gibeah or Ramah.”