Judges 15:20

Easy To Read Version

So Samson was a judge for the people of Israel for 20 years. That was during the time of the Philistine people.

Cross References

Genesis 49:16

“Dan [259] will judge his own people, like the other families of Israel.

Hebrews 11:32

Do I need to give you more examples? I don’t have enough time to tell you about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets. {\cf2\super [156]}

Judges 13:1

Again the Lord saw the people of Israel doing evil things. So the Lord allowed the Philistine people to rule over them for 40 years.

Judges 13:5

Why? Because you are pregnant, and you will have a son. He will be dedicated to God in a special way: He will be a Nazirite. [102] So you must never cut his hair. He will be God’s special person from before he is born. He will save the people of Israel from the power of the Philistine people.”

Judges 16:31

Samson’s brothers and all the people in his father’s family went down to get his body. They brought him back and buried him in his father’s tomb. That tomb is between the cities of Zorah and Eshtaol. Samson was a judge for the people of Israel for 20 years.

1 Samuel 4:18

When the Benjamite man mentioned God’s Holy Box, [49] Eli fell backward off his chair near the gate and broke his neck. Eli was old and fat, so he died. Eli had led Israel for 20 years. [50]