Acts 13:20
“And after that he gave unto them judges about the space of four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet.”
And about the time of forty years suffered he their manners in the wilderness.
And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Chanaan, he divided their land to them by lot.
And after that he gave unto them judges about the space of four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet.
And afterward they desired a king: and God gave unto them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years.
And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.
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“And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.”
“And all Israel from Dan even to Beer–sheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the Lord.”
“And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.”
“And he went from year to year in circuit to Beth–el, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged Israel in all those places.”
“And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.”