12 This was so that all the sons of Israel would see that it is good to obey the holy God.
13 Then there were the judges, each one called by name, whose heart was not corrupted. They did not turn away from the Lord,
14 so that their memory might be blessed, and their bones might spring forth from their place,
15 and their name might remain forever, continuing in their sons, holy men of glory.
16 Samuel, prophet of the Lord, beloved by the Lord his God, established a new government, and he anointed leaders over his people.
17 By the law of the Lord, he judged the congregation, and the God of Jacob saw it, and so, by his fidelity, he was proven to be a prophet.
18 And he was known to be faithful in his words. For he saw the God of light.