| When the children of Israel cried unto the Lord, the Lord raised them up a deliverer, Ehud, … a man lefthanded. … After him was Shamgar, … which slew of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox goad: and he also delivered Israel. |
| The Lord looked upon [Gideon], and said, Go in this thy might, … have not I sent thee? … And he said unto him, O my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father’s house. |
| The Lord said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me, … lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me. |
| Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts. – My brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. |
