Judges 13:3-5

The Birth of Samson

³ _y And the angel of the Lord appeared to the woman and said to her, "Behold, you are barren and have not borne children, but you shall conceive and bear a son. ⁴ Therefore be careful _z and drink no wine or strong drink, and eat nothing unclean, ⁵ for behold, you shall conceive and bear a son. _a No razor shall come upon his head, for the child shall be _z a Nazirite to God from the womb, and he shall _b begin to save Israel from the hand of the Philistines."

1. Cross References
   Judges 6:12
   And the angel of the Lord appeared to him and said to him, "The Lord is with you, O mighty man of valor.
   Luke 1:11
   And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
   Luke 1:13
   But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.
   
2. Cross References
   Judges 13:7
   But he said to me, 'Behold, you shall conceive and bear a son. So then drink no wine or strong drink, and eat nothing unclean, for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb to the day of his death.'
   Judges 13:14
   She may not eat of anything that comes from the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, or eat any unclean thing. All that I commanded her let her observe.
   Numbers 6:2 - 3
   Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When either a man or a woman makes a special vow, the vow of a Nazirite, to separate himself to the Lord.
   Luke 1:15
   For he will be great before the Lord. And he must not drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.
   
3. Cross References
   Judges 16:17
   And he told her all his heart, and said to her, "A razor has never come upon my head, for I have been a Nazirite to God from my mother's womb. If my head is shaved, then my strength will leave me, and I shall become weak and be like any other man.
   1 Samuel 1:11
   And she vowed a vow and said, "O Lord of hosts, if you will indeed look on the affliction of your servant and remember me and not forget your servant, but will give to your servant a son, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and no razor shall touch his head.
   Numbers 6:5
   All the days of his vow of separation, no razor shall touch his head. Until the time is completed for which he separates himself to the Lord, he shall be holy. He shall let the locks of hair of his head grow long.
   
4. Cross References
   Judges 13:4
   Therefore be careful and drink no wine or strong drink, and eat nothing unclean.
   
5. Cross References
   1 Samuel 7:13
   So the Philistines were subdued and did not again enter the territory of Israel. And the hand of the Lord was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.
   2 Samuel 8:1
   After this David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and David took Metheg-ammah out of the hand of the Philistines.
   1 Chronicles 18:1
   After this David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and he took Gath and its villages out of the hand of the Philistines.