The people had not celebrated a Passover like this since the days that the judges ruled Israel. None of the kings of Israel or the Kings of Judah ever had such a big celebration for Passover.
Acts 13:20 - Easy To Read Version All this happened in about 450 years. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And after that he gave unto them judges about the space of four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition After that, He gave them judges until the prophet Samuel. American Standard Version (1901) and after these things he gave them judges until Samuel the prophet. Common English Bible This happened over a period of about four hundred fifty years. “After this, he gave them judges until the time of the prophet Samuel. Catholic Public Domain Version after about four hundred and fifty years. And after these things, he gave them judges, even until the prophet Samuel. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version As it were, after four hundred and fifty years: and after these things, he gave unto them judges, until Samuel the prophet. |
The people had not celebrated a Passover like this since the days that the judges ruled Israel. None of the kings of Israel or the Kings of Judah ever had such a big celebration for Passover.
Samuel, and all the other prophets who spoke for God after Samuel, talked about this time now.
Then the Lord chose leaders called judges. These leaders saved the people of Israel from the enemies that took their possessions.
The Spirit of the Lord came on Othniel and he became a judge for the people of Israel. Othniel led the people of Israel to war. The Lord helped Othniel defeat Cushan Rishathaim, the king of Aram.
Long ago, during the time the judges [1] ruled, there was a bad time when there was not enough food to eat. A man named Elimelech left Bethlehem, Judah. He, his wife and his two sons moved to the hill country of Moab. [2]
“So the Lord sent Jerub Baal (Gideon), Barak, Jephthah, and Samuel. The Lord saved you from your enemies around you. And you lived in safety.