1 Samuel 12:11

And the Lord sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side, and ye dwelled safe.

Cross-reference

Judges 6:14 Historical context

Judges 6:14 records God's commissioning of Gideon (Jerubbaal), whom 1 Samuel 12:11 lists as a deliverer sent by God.

Judges 6:32 Historical context

Judges 6:32 explains the origin of the name Jerubbaal, used in 1 Samuel 12:11 for Gideon.

Judges 11:1–33 Historical context

Judges 11:1-33 recounts Jephthah's deliverance of Israel from Ammonites, exactly the event referenced in 1 Samuel 12:11.

Judges 2:16 Parallel

Judges 2:16 provides the general pattern of God raising up judges to deliver Israel, which 1 Samuel 12:11 exemplifies with specific names.

Nehemiah 9:27 summarizes the judges cycle — God sending saviors in response to distress — mirroring the deliverance pattern in 1 Samuel 12:11.

Acts 13:20 Historical context

Acts 13:20 explicitly states that God gave Israel judges for about 450 years until Samuel, directly paralleling the list and role of judges in 1 Samuel 12:11.

Hebrews 11:32 lists Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, and Samuel — the same judges named in 1 Samuel 12:11, highlighting their faith.

Hosea 13:10 Parallel

Hosea 13:10 references the judges as part of Israel's history, questioning their effectiveness after the people demanded a king — a later reflection on the same era.