Judges 13:24,25 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Bible Comments

The Lord blessed him That is, endowed him with all those graces and gifts of mind and body which were necessary for the work he was designed for. The Spirit of the Lord began to move him To excite him to heroical designs and extraordinary actions, above the power of mere unassisted human abilities; to incline his heart to great attempts for the help and deliverance of God's people; to give some essay of it to his brethren, and to seek all opportunities for it. At times Upon certain occasions, which might make known to the people that God intended to begin the work of their deliverance by this extraordinary person. In the camp of Dan A place so called, either from the expedition of the Danites, (Judges 18:11-12,) which, though recorded after this history took place before it, or from some other camp which the Danites had formed there to give some check to the incursions of the Philistines.

Judges 13:24-25

24 And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and the LORD blessed him.

25 And the Spirit of the LORD began to move him at times in the campd of Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol.