“So all the trees said to the thornbush, ‘You come and be our king!’

Go and cry for help to the gods you have chosen! Let them deliver you from trouble!”

Jephthah sent messengers back to the Ammonite king

But the Ammonite king disregarded the message sent by Jephthah.

Jephthah approached the Ammonites to fight with them, and the Lord handed them over to him.

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.”

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

Then Samson’s father accompanied him to Timnah for the marriage. Samson hosted a party there, for this was customary for bridegrooms to do.

When the Danites returned to their tribe in Zorah and Eshtaol, their kinsmen asked them, “How did it go?”

They stopped there, went inside the young Levite’s house (which belonged to Micah), and asked him how he was doing.

When they called out to the Danites, the Danites turned around and said to Micah, “Why have you gathered together?”

So all the men of Israel gathered together at the city as allies.

The Israelites regretted what had happened to their brother Benjamin. They said, “Today we cut off an entire tribe from Israel!

So Naomi said, “Look, your sister-in-law is returning to her people and to her god. Follow your sister-in-law back home!”

I prayed for this boy, and the Lord has given me the request that I asked of him.

This ought not to be, my sons! For the report that I hear circulating among the Lord’s people is not good.

Then the Lord again appeared in Shiloh, for it was in Shiloh that the Lord had revealed himself to Samuel through the word of the Lord.

Then Samuel said, “Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to the Lord on your behalf.”

So Samuel spoke all the words of the Lord to the people who were asking him for a king.