Samuel judged Israel as long as he lived.
Then the Lord would send judges to rescue them from those who robbed them.
Then Samuel said to all Israel, “I have listened to everything you have said to me and appointed a king over you.
“Then the Lord sent Jerubbaal, Bedan, Jephthah, and Samuel and rescued you from your enemies on every side so that you could live securely.
Samuel died, and all Israel gathered to mourn for him. They buried him at his home in Ramah. Then David went to the desert of Paran.
Every year he went around to Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah in order to judge Israel in all those places.
So the Israelites gathered together at Mizpah. They drew some water, poured it out in front of the Lord, and fasted that day. They confessed, “We have sinned against the Lord.” So Samuel judged Israel in Mizpah.
