The Spirit of Yahweh began to move him in Mahaneh-dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.
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 Judges 13:2. Thus God began, from his infancy, to qualify him for the work to which he had called him.