2 Sam 7:18-29 18 King David went in, took his place before GOD, and prayed: "Who am I, my Master GOD, and what is my family, that you have brought me to this place in life? 19 But that's nothing compared to what's coming, for you've also spoken of my family far into the future, given me a glimpse into tomorrow, my Master GOD! 20 What can I possibly say in the face of all this? You know me, Master GOD, just as I am. 21 You've done all this not because of who I am but because of who you are — out of your very heart! — but you've let me in on it. 22 "This is what makes you so great, Master GOD! There is none like you, no God but you, nothing to compare with what we've heard with our own ears. 23 And who is like your people, like Israel, a nation unique in the earth, whom God set out to redeem for himself (and became most famous for it), performing great and fearsome acts, throwing out nations and their gods left and right as you saved your people from Egypt? 24 You established for yourself a people — your very own Israel! — your people permanently. And you, GOD, became their God. 25 "So now, great GOD, this word that you have spoken to me and my family, guarantee it permanently! Do exactly what you've promised! 26 Then your reputation will flourish always as people exclaim, 'The GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies is God over Israel!' And the house of your servant David will remain sure and solid in your watchful presence. 27 For you, GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies, Israel's God, told me plainly, 'I will build you a house.' That's how I was able to find the courage to pray this prayer to you. 28 "And now, Master GOD, being the God you are, speaking sure words as you do, and having just said this wonderful thing to me, 29 please, just one more thing: Bless my family; keep your eye on them always. You've already as much as said that you would, Master GOD! Oh, may your blessing be on my family permanently!"

2 Sam 5:25 David did exactly what GOD told him

1 Sam 16:13 13 Samuel took his flask of oil and anointed him, with his brothers standing around watching. The Spirit of GOD entered David like a rush of wind, God vitally empowering him for the rest of his life.

1 Sam 16:7 GOD told Samuel, "Looks aren't everything. Don't be impressed with his looks and stature. I've already eliminated him. GOD judges persons differently than humans do. Men and women look at the face; GOD looks into the heart."

Judg 13:2-25 2 At that time there was a man named Manoah from Zorah from the tribe of Dan. His wife was barren and childless. 3 The angel of God appeared to her and told her, "I know that you are barren and childless, but you're going to become pregnant and bear a son. 4 But take much care: Drink no wine or beer; eat nothing ritually unclean. 5 You are, in fact, pregnant right now, carrying a son. No razor will touch his head — the boy will be GOD's Nazirite from the moment of his birth. He will launch the deliverance from Philistine oppression." 6 The woman went to her husband and said, "A man of God came to me. He looked like the angel of God — terror laced with glory! I didn't ask him where he was from and he didn't tell me his name, 7 but he told me, 'You're pregnant. You're going to give birth to a son. Don't drink any wine or beer and eat nothing ritually unclean. The boy will be GOD's Nazirite from the moment of birth to the day of his death.'" 8 Manoah prayed to GOD: "Master, let the man of God you sent come to us again and teach us how to raise this boy who is to be born." 9 God listened to Manoah. God's angel came again to the woman. She was sitting in the field; her husband Manoah wasn't there with her. 10 She jumped to her feet and ran and told her husband: "He's back! The man who came to me that day!" 11 Manoah got up and, following his wife, came to the man. He said to him, "Are you the man who spoke to my wife?" He said, "I am." 12 Manoah said, "So. When what you say comes true, what do you have to tell us about this boy and his work?" 13 The angel of God said to Manoah, 14 "Keep in mind everything I told the woman. Eat nothing that comes from the vine: Drink no wine or beer; eat no ritually unclean foods. She's to observe everything I commanded her." 15 Manoah said to the angel of God, "Please, stay with us a little longer; we'll prepare a meal for you — a young goat." 16 GOD's angel said to Manoah, "Even if I stay, I won't eat your food. But if you want to prepare a Whole-Burnt-Offering for GOD, go ahead — offer it!" Manoah had no idea that he was talking to the angel of God. 17 Then Manoah asked the angel of God, "What's your name? When your words come true, we'd like to honor you." 18 The angel of GOD said, "What's this? You ask for my name? You wouldn't understand — it's sheer wonder." 19 So Manoah took the kid and the Grain-Offering and sacrificed them on a rock altar to GOD who works wonders. 20 As the flames leapt up from the altar to heaven, GOD's angel also ascended in the altar flames. When Manoah and his wife saw this, they fell facedown to the ground. 21 Manoah and his wife never saw the angel of GOD again. Only then did Manoah realize that this was GOD's angel. 22 He said to his wife, "We're as good as dead! We've looked on God!" 23 But his wife said, "If GOD were planning to kill us, he wouldn't have accepted our Whole-Burnt-Offering and Grain-Offering, or revealed all these things to us — given us this birth announcement." 24 The woman gave birth to a son. They named him Samson. The boy grew and GOD blessed him. 25 The Spirit of GOD began working in him while he was staying at a Danite camp between Zorah and Eshtaol.

Judg 6:8-10 "GOD, the God of Israel, says, I delivered you from Egypt, I freed you from a life of slavery; 9 I rescued you from Egypt's brutality and then from every oppressor; I pushed them out of your way and gave you their land. 10 "And I said to you, 'I am GOD, your God. Don't for a minute be afraid of the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living.' But you didn't listen to me."

Judg 2:10-3:10 that entire generation died and was buried. Then another generation grew up that didn't know anything of GOD or the work he had done for Israel. 11 The People of Israel did evil in GOD's sight: 12 they served Baal-gods; they deserted GOD, the God of their parents who had led them out of Egypt; they took up with other gods, gods of the peoples around them. They actually worshiped them! And oh, how they angered GOD 13 as they worshiped god Baal and goddess Astarte! 14 GOD's anger was hot against Israel: He handed them off to plunderers who stripped them; he sold them cheap to enemies on all sides. They were helpless before their enemies. 15 Every time they walked out the door GOD was with them — but for evil, just as GOD had said, just as he had sworn he would do. They were in a bad way. 16 But then GOD raised up judges who saved them from their plunderers. 17 But they wouldn't listen to their judges; they prostituted themselves to other gods — worshiped them! They lost no time leaving the road walked by their parents, the road of obedience to GOD's commands. They refused to have anything to do with it. 18 When GOD was setting up judges for them, he would be right there with the judge: He would save them from their enemies' oppression as long as the judge was alive, for GOD was moved to compassion when he heard their groaning because of those who afflicted and beat them. 19 But when the judge died, the people went right back to their old ways — but even worse than their parents! — running after other gods, serving and worshiping them. Stubborn as mules, they didn't drop a single evil practice. 20 And GOD's anger blazed against Israel. He said, "Because these people have thrown out my covenant that I commanded their parents and haven't listened to me, 21 I'm not driving out one more person from the nations that Joshua left behind when he died. 22 I'll use them to test Israel and see whether they stay on GOD's road and walk down it as their parents did." 23 That's why GOD let those nations remain. He didn't drive them out or let Joshua get rid of them. Judges 3 3:1 These are the nations that GOD left there, using them to test the Israelites who had no experience in the Canaanite wars. 2 He did it to train the descendants of Israel, the ones who had no battle experience, in the art of war. 3 He left the five Philistine tyrants, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites living on Mount Lebanon from Mount Baal Hermon to Hamath's Pass. 4 They were there to test Israel and see whether they would obey GOD's commands that were given to their parents through Moses. 5 But the People of Israel made themselves at home among the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. 6 They married their daughters and gave their own daughters to their sons in marriage. And they worshiped their gods. 7 Othniel The People of Israel did evil in GOD's sight. They forgot their GOD and worshiped the Baal gods and Asherah goddesses. 8 GOD's hot anger blazed against Israel. He sold them off to Cushan-Rishathaim king of Aram Naharaim. The People of Israel were in servitude to Cushan-Rishathaim for eight years. 9 The People of Israel cried out to GOD and GOD raised up a savior who rescued them: Caleb's nephew Othniel, son of his younger brother Kenaz.The Spirit of GOD came on him and he rallied Israel. He went out to war and GOD gave him Cushan-Rishathaim king of Aram Naharaim. Othniel made short work of him. 10 The land was quiet for forty years. Then Othniel son of Kenaz died.