"Afterthese thingsHe gave[them] judgesuntilSamuelthe prophet.
even from the daythat I commandedjudgesto be overMy peopleIsrael;and I will giveyou restfrom allyour enemies.The LORDalso declaresto you that the LORDwill makea housefor you.
Surelysucha Passoverhad not been celebratedfrom the daysof the judgeswhojudgedIsrael,norin allthe daysof the kingsof Israeland of the kingsof Judah.
"In allplaces whereI have walkedwith allIsrael,have I spokena wordwith anyof the judgesof Israel,whomI commandedto shepherdMy people,saying,'Whyhave you not builtfor Me a houseof cedar?'"'
"And likewise,allthe prophetswhohave spoken,from Samueland [his] successors onward,alsoannouncedthesedays.
Then the LORDraisedup judgeswho deliveredthem from the handsof those who plunderedthem.
The Spiritof the LORDcameupon him, and he judgedIsrael.When he wentout to war,the LORDgaveCushan-rishathaimkingof Mesopotamiainto his hand,so that he prevailedoverCushan-rishathaim.
Now it cameabout in the dayswhen the judgesgoverned,that there was a faminein the land.And a certain manof Bethlehemin Judahwentto sojournin the landof Moabwith his wifeand his twosons.
"Then the LORDsentJerubbaaland Bedanand Jephthahand Samuel,and deliveredyou from the handsof your enemiesallaround,so that you livedin security.
AllIsraelfrom Daneven to Beershebaknewthat Samuelwas confirmedas a prophetof the LORD.
