Acts 13:20
New International Version
All this took about 450 years. “After this, God gave them judges until the time of Samuel the prophet.

New Living Translation
All this took about 450 years. “After that, God gave them judges to rule until the time of Samuel the prophet.

English Standard Version
All this took about 450 years. And after that he gave them judges until Samuel the prophet.

Berean Standard Bible
All this took about 450 years. After this, God gave them judges until the time of Samuel the prophet.

Berean Literal Bible
during four hundred and fifty years. And after these things, He gave them judges until Samuel the prophet.

King James Bible
And after that he gave unto them judges about the space of four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet.

New King James Version
“After that He gave them judges for about four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet.

New American Standard Bible
After these things He gave them judges until Samuel the prophet.

NASB 1995
“After these things He gave them judges until Samuel the prophet.

NASB 1977
“And after these things He gave them judges until Samuel the prophet.

Legacy Standard Bible
After these things He gave them judges until Samuel the prophet.

Amplified Bible
After this, He gave them judges until the prophet Samuel.

Christian Standard Bible
This all took about 450 years. After this, he gave them judges until Samuel the prophet.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
This all took about 450 years. After this, He gave them judges until Samuel the prophet.

American Standard Version
and after these things he gave them judges until Samuel the prophet.

Contemporary English Version
All this happened in about 450 years. Then God gave our people judges until the time of the prophet Samuel,

English Revised Version
and after these things he gave them judges until Samuel the prophet.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He did all this in about four hundred and fifty years. "After that he gave his people judges until the time of the prophet Samuel.

Good News Translation
All of this took about 450 years. "After this he gave them judges until the time of the prophet Samuel.

International Standard Version
for about 450 years. "After that, he gave them judges until the time of the prophet Samuel.

Majority Standard Bible
All this took about 450 years. After this, God gave them judges until the time of Samuel the prophet.

NET Bible
All this took about four hundred fifty years. After this he gave them judges until the time of Samuel the prophet.

New Heart English Bible
All this took about four hundred and fifty years. And after these things he gave them judges, until Samuel the prophet.

Webster's Bible Translation
And after that he gave to them judges, about the space of four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet.

Weymouth New Testament
and afterwards He gave them judges down to the time of the Prophet Samuel.

World English Bible
After these things, he gave them judges until Samuel the prophet.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And after these things, about four hundred and fifty years, He gave judges—until Samuel the prophet;

Berean Literal Bible
during four hundred and fifty years. And after these things, He gave them judges until Samuel the prophet.

Young's Literal Translation
'And after these things, about four hundred and fifty years, He gave judges -- till Samuel the prophet;

Smith's Literal Translation
And after these, about four hundred and fifty years he gave judges, even to Samuel the prophet.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
As it were, after four hundred and fifty years: and after these things, he gave unto them judges, until Samuel the prophet.

Catholic Public Domain Version
after about four hundred and fifty years. And after these things, he gave them judges, even until the prophet Samuel.

New American Bible
at the end of about four hundred and fifty years. After these things he provided judges up to Samuel [the] prophet.

New Revised Standard Version
for about four hundred fifty years. After that he gave them judges until the time of the prophet Samuel.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And for a period of four hundred and fifty years he gave them judges until the time of the prophet Samuel.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
For four hundred fifty years he gave them Judges until Samuel The Prophet.
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And after that he gave them judges, for about four hundred and fifty years, till Samuel the prophet.

Godbey New Testament
And after these things he gave them judges, till Samuel the prophet.

Haweis New Testament
And after these things, during a space of about four hundred and fifty years, he gave them judges until Samuel the prophet.

Mace New Testament
after these transactions, which lasted about four hundred and fifty years, he gave them judges to the time of the prophet Samuel:

Weymouth New Testament
and afterwards He gave them judges down to the time of the Prophet Samuel.

Worrell New Testament
And after these things He gave them judges, until Samuel the prophet.

Worsley New Testament
And after these things, about the space of four hundred and fifty years, He gave them judges till Samuel the prophet.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
In Pisidian Antioch
19And having vanquished seven nations in Canaan, He gave their land to His people as an inheritance. 20All this took about 450 years. After this, God gave them judges until the time of Samuel the prophet. 21Then the people asked for a king, and God gave them forty years under Saul son of Kish, from the tribe of Benjamin.…

Cross References
Judges 2:16-18
Then the LORD raised up judges, who saved them from the hands of those who plundered them. / Israel, however, did not listen to their judges. Instead, they prostituted themselves with other gods and bowed down to them. They quickly turned from the way of their fathers, who had walked in obedience to the LORD’s commandments; they did not do as their fathers had done. / Whenever the LORD raised up a judge for the Israelites, He was with that judge and saved them from the hands of their enemies while the judge was still alive; for the LORD was moved to pity by their groaning under those who oppressed them and afflicted them.

1 Samuel 12:11
So the LORD sent Jerubbaal, Barak, Jephthah, and Samuel, and He delivered you from the hands of your enemies on every side, and you dwelt securely.

Nehemiah 9:27
So You delivered them into the hands of enemies who oppressed them, and in their time of distress they cried out to You. From heaven You heard them, and in Your great compassion You gave them deliverers who saved them from the hands of their enemies.

Hebrews 11:32
And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets,

1 Samuel 3:20
So all Israel from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of the LORD.

1 Samuel 7:15
So Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.

1 Samuel 8:5-6
“Look,” they said, “you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint a king to judge us like all the other nations.” / But when they said, “Give us a king to judge us,” their demand was displeasing in the sight of Samuel; so he prayed to the LORD.

1 Samuel 10:1
Then Samuel took a flask of oil, poured it on Saul’s head, kissed him, and said, “Has not the LORD anointed you ruler over His inheritance?

1 Samuel 12:13
Now here is the king you have chosen, the one you requested. Behold, the LORD has placed a king over you.

1 Samuel 13:13-14
“You have acted foolishly,” Samuel declared. “You have not kept the command that the LORD your God gave you; if you had, the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time. / But now your kingdom will not endure; the LORD has sought a man after His own heart and appointed him ruler over His people, because you have not kept the command of the LORD.”

1 Samuel 15:28
So Samuel said to him, “The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to your neighbor who is better than you.

1 Samuel 16:1
Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from his sons a king for Myself.”

1 Samuel 16:13
So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon David from that day forward. Then Samuel set out and went to Ramah.

1 Samuel 28:17
He has done exactly what He spoke through me: The LORD has torn the kingdom out of your hand and given it to your neighbor David.

2 Samuel 5:2
Even in times past, while Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them back. And to you the LORD said, ‘You will shepherd My people Israel, and you will be ruler over them.’”


Treasury of Scripture

And after that he gave to them judges about the space of four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet.

he gave.

Judges 2:16
Nevertheless the LORD raised up judges, which delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them.

Judges 3:10
And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he judged Israel, and went out to war: and the LORD delivered Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed against Chushanrishathaim.

Ruth 1:1
Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehemjudah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.

until.

1 Samuel 3:20
And all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the LORD.

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Acts 13
1. Paul and Barnabas are chosen to go to the Gentiles.
6. Of Sergius Paulus, and Elymas the sorcerer.
13. Paul preaches at Antioch that Jesus is Christ.
42. The Gentiles believe;
44. but the Jews talked abusively against Paul,
46. whereupon they turn to the Gentiles, of whom many believe.
50. The Jews raise a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, who go to Iconium.














All this took about four hundred and fifty years
This phrase refers to the period from the time of the judges to the establishment of the monarchy in Israel. The Greek word for "years" (ἔτη, etē) emphasizes the long duration of this era, which was marked by cycles of sin, oppression, repentance, and deliverance. Historically, this period is significant as it highlights God's patience and faithfulness to His covenant people despite their repeated failures. The number "four hundred and fifty" is a summation of the time from the conquest of Canaan to the reign of King Saul, underscoring the divine orchestration of history.

After this, He gave them judges
The term "judges" (κριτάς, kritas) refers to the leaders raised by God to deliver Israel from oppression. These judges were not merely judicial figures but were also military leaders and spiritual guides. The role of the judges was crucial in maintaining the covenant relationship between God and Israel. This period is characterized by the Israelites' repeated turning away from God, followed by His merciful intervention through these appointed leaders. Theologically, this highlights God's sovereignty and His willingness to use flawed human instruments to accomplish His purposes.

until the time of Samuel the prophet
Samuel (Σαμουήλ, Samouēl) is a pivotal figure in Israel's history, serving as the last judge and the first prophet in the line of those who would guide Israel through the monarchy. The word "prophet" (προφήτης, prophētēs) signifies one who speaks forth God's word, serving as a mouthpiece for divine revelation. Samuel's role was crucial in transitioning Israel from a loose confederation of tribes to a centralized monarchy. His life and ministry underscore the importance of obedience to God's word and the consequences of straying from His commands. Samuel's anointing of Saul and later David as kings marks a significant shift in Israel's governance, reflecting God's unfolding plan for His people.

(20) After that he gave unto them judges . . .--The statement in the text, assigning 450 years to the period of the judges, and apparently reckoning that period from the distribution of the conquered territory, is at variance with that in 1Kings 6:1, which gives 480 years as the period intervening between the Exodus and the building of the temple. The better MSS., however, give a different reading--"He gave their land to them as an inheritance, about 450 years, and after these things he gave unto them judges," the 450 years in this case being referred to the interval between the choice of "our fathers," which may be reckoned from the birth of Isaac (B.C. 1897 according to the received chronology) to the distribution of the conquered country in B.C. 1444. So far as any great discrepancy is concerned, this is a sufficient explanation, but what has been said before as to the general tendency in a discourse of this kind to rest in round numbers, has also to be remembered. (See Note on Acts 7:6.) Josephus (Ant. viii. 3, ? 1) gives 592 years from the Exodus to the building of Solomon's Temple. Of this period sixty-five years were occupied by the wanderings in the wilderness and the conquest under Joshua, eighty-four by the reigns of Saul and David and the first four years of Solomon, leaving 443 years for the period of the Judges. This agrees, it will be seen, sufficiently with the Received text in this passage, but leaves the discrepancy with 1Kings 6:1 unexplained. There would of course, be nothing strange in St. Paul's following the same traditional chronology as Josephus, even where it differed from that of the present Hebrew text of the Old Testament.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
[All this took about]
ὡς (hōs)
Adverb
Strong's 5613: Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.

450 {}
τετρακοσίοις (tetrakosiois)
Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural
Strong's 5071: Four hundred. Plural from tessares and hekaton; four hundred.

years.
ἔτεσιν (etesin)
Noun - Dative Neuter Plural
Strong's 2094: A year. Apparently a primary word; a year.

After
μετὰ (meta)
Preposition
Strong's 3326: (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.

this,
ταῦτα (tauta)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it.

[God] gave [them]
ἔδωκεν (edōken)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1325: To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.

judges
κριτὰς (kritas)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 2923: A judge, magistrate, ruler. From krino; a judge.

until the time
ἕως (heōs)
Preposition
Strong's 2193: A conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until.

of Samuel
Σαμουὴλ (Samouēl)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 4545: Samuel, a Hebrew prophet. Of Hebrew origin; Samuel, an Israelite.

the
τοῦ (tou)
Article - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

prophet.
προφήτου (prophētou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 4396: From a compound of pro and phemi; a foreteller; by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet.


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