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1Joshua son of Nun was mighty in war[#Num 27.18; Deut 34.9; Josh 1.6; 12.7; Mt 1.21]
and was the successor of Moses in the prophetic office.
He became, as his name implies,
a great savior of God’s elect,
to take vengeance on the enemies who rose against them,
so that he might give Israel its inheritance.
2How glorious he was when he lifted his hands[#Josh 6.1—12.24]
and brandished his sword against the cities!
3Who before him ever stood so firm?
For he waged the wars of the Lord.
4Was it not through him that the sun stood still[#Josh 10.12]
and one day became as long as two?
5He called upon the Most High, the Mighty One,[#Josh 10.11]
when enemies pressed him on every side,
and the great Lord answered him
with hailstones of mighty power.
6He overwhelmed that nation in battle,[#Josh 10.11]
and on the slope he destroyed his opponents,
so that the nations might know his armament,
because their battle was against the Lord,
for he was a devoted follower of the Mighty One.
7And in the days of Moses he showed compassion,[#Num 14.6–9; 1 Macc 2.55, 56]
he and Caleb son of Jephunneh:
they opposed the congregation,
restrained the people from sin,
and stilled their wicked grumbling.
8And these two alone were spared[#Ex 3.8; Num 1.46; 14.38; 26.65]
out of six hundred thousand infantry,
to lead the people into their inheritance,
the land flowing with milk and honey.
9The Lord gave Caleb strength,[#Josh 14.6–14]
which remained with him in his old age,
so that he went up to the hill country,
and his children obtained it for an inheritance,
10so that all the Israelites might see
how good it is to follow the Lord.
11The judges also, with their respective names,[#Judg 2.17; Sir 45.1; 1 Macc 3.7]
whose hearts did not fall into idolatry
and who did not turn away from the Lord—
may their memory be blessed!
12May their bones send forth new life from where they lie,[#Sir 49.10]
and may the names of those who have been honored
live again in their children!
13Samuel was beloved by his Lord;[#1 Sam 10.1; Acts 13.20]
a prophet of the Lord, he established the kingdom
and anointed rulers over his people.
14By the law of the Lord he judged the congregation,
and the Lord watched over Jacob.
15By his faithfulness he was proved to be a prophet,[#1 Sam 3.19, 20]
and by his words he became known as a trustworthy seer.
16He called upon the Lord, the Mighty One,[#1 Sam 7.7–10; Ps 99.6]
when his enemies pressed him on every side,
and he offered in sacrifice a suckling lamb.
17Then the Lord thundered from heaven
and made his voice heard with a mighty sound;
18he subdued the leaders of the enemy[#46.18 Heb: Gk leaders of the people of Tyre]
and all the rulers of the Philistines.
19Before the time of his eternal sleep,[#1 Sam 12.3]
Samuel bore witness before the Lord and his anointed:
“No property, not so much as a pair of shoes,
have I taken from anyone!”
And no one accused him.
20Even after he had fallen asleep, he prophesied[#1 Sam 28.16–19; Sir 48.13]
and made known to the king his death
and lifted up his voice from the ground
in prophecy, to blot out the lawlessness of the people.