Quotes About Leadership

And when Samson had finished speaking, he cast the jawbone from his hand; and he named that place Ramath-lehi.

And Samson judged Israel for twenty years in the days of the Philistines.

In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.

“Stay with me,” Micah said to him, “and be my father and priest, and I will give you ten shekels of silver per year, a suit of clothes, and your provisions.” So the Levite went in

Micah ordained the Levite, and the young man became his priest and lived in his house.

“Micah has done this and that for me,” he replied, “and he has hired me to be his priest.”

“Be quiet,” they told him. “Put your hand over your mouth and come with us and be a father and a priest to us. Is it better for you to be a priest for the house of one person or a priest for a tribe and family in Israel?”

The leaders of all the people and all the tribes of Israel presented themselves in the assembly of Godís people: 400,000 men on foot, armed with swords.

Behold, all you Israelites, give your advice and verdict here and now.”

Then all the people stood as one man and said, “Not one of us will return to his tent or to his house.

Now this is what we will do to Gibeah: We will go against it as the lot dictates.

So all the men of Israel gathered as one man, united against the city.

On that day the Benjamites mobilized 26,000 swordsmen from their cities, in addition to the 700 select men of Gibeah.

The Israelites set out, went up to Bethel, and inquired of God, “Who of us shall go up first to fight against the Benjamites?” “Judah will be first,” the LORD replied.

And the men of Israel went out to fight against Benjamin and took up their battle positions at Gibeah.

So all the men of Israel got up from their places and arrayed themselves at Baal-tamar, and the Israelites in ambush charged from their positions west of Gibeah.

In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.

Just then Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and said to the harvesters, “The LORD be with you.” “The LORD bless you,” they replied.

Then Boaz took ten of the elders of the city and said, “Sit here,” and they did so.

Now the sons of Eli were wicked men; they had no regard for the LORD

Now Eli was very old, and he heard about everything his sons were doing to all Israel and how they were sleeping with the women who served at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

I told him that I would judge his house forever for the iniquity of which he knows, because his sons blasphemed God and he did not restrain them.

So all Israel from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of the LORD.

Take courage and be men, O Philistines! Otherwise, you will serve the Hebrews just as they served you. Now be men and fight!”