SEV Biblia, Chapter 13:25
Y el Espíritu del SEÑOR comenzó a manifestarse por veces en él en los campamentos de Dan, entre Zora y Estaol.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Judges 13:25
Verse 25. The Spirit of the Lord began to move him] He felt the degrading bondage of his countrymen, and a strong desire to accomplish something for their deliverance. These feelings and motions he had from the Divine Spirit. Camp of Dan] Probably the place where his parents dwelt; for they were Danites, and the place is supposed to have its name from its being the spot where the Danites stopped when they sent some men of their company to rob Micah of his teraphim, &c. See chap. xviii. 13-20. As he had these influences between Zorah and Eshtaol, it is evident that this was while he dwelt at home with his parents; for Zorah was the place where his father dwelt; see ver. 2. Thus God began, from his infancy, to qualify him for the work to which he had called him.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 25. And the Spirit of the Lord began to move him at times in the camp of Dan , etc.] To go out into it, in order to be trained up in and inured to military exercises; or it began to “strike” his mind, inject thoughts into it, and impress it with them concerning doing great things for the people of God in time to come; and for the present put him upon doing strange and wonderful exploits, which were omens of what was to be done by him hereafter; and these were done by him now and then, not always, but as the Spirit of God came upon him, under the impulse of which he did them, and by the strength he gave him; so the Targum, “and the Spirit of strength from the Lord began to strengthen him.”
This camp of Dan was either a camp formed in that tribe, to prevent the incursions of the Philistines; or rather, since it does not seem that Israel had strength enough to resist them, they having got the power over them, this was the name of a place called Mahanehdan near Kirjathjearim, from the Danites encamping in it, when they went to besiege Laish, ( Judges 18:11,12) for the fact was done before this time, though related afterwards: between Zorah and Eshtaol ; which were two cities in the tribe of Dan, and upon the borders of the tribe of Judah; of which see ( Joshua 15:33 19:41). It may be observed, that as the tribe of Dan lay near to the Philistines, and so liable to their ravages, and might be most oppressed by them, so a deliverer of Israel was raised up in this tribe.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 24, 25 - The Spirit of the Lord began to move Samson when a youth. This wa evidence that the Lord blessed him. Where God gives his blessing, he gives his Spirit to qualify for the blessing. Those are blessed indee in whom the Spirit of grace begins to work in the days of their childhood. Samson drank no wine or strong drink, yet excelled in strength and courage, for he had the Spirit of God moving him therefore be not drunk with wine, but be filled with the Spirit __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
ותחל 2490 רוח 7307 יהוה 3068 לפעמו 6470 במחנה 4264 דן 1835 בין 996 צרעה 6881 ובין 996 אשׁתאל׃ 847
