And all the prophets, from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have also foretold these days.

And after that he gave them judges, for about four hundred and fifty years, till Samuel the prophet.

Having, therefore, obtained help from God, I have stood till this day, testifying both to small and to great, saying nothing else than the things which the prophets and Moses did say should come to pass:

And as neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small tempest lay upon us, all hope of our being saved was at length taken away.