Acts 13:20
And after that he gave unto them judges about the space of four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet.
Cross-references
Acts 3:24 also marks Samuel as a starting point for the prophets — building on the same timeline where Acts 13:20 ends the judges with Samuel.
Judges 2:16 describes the Lord raising up judges, directly matching the period of judges summarized in Acts 13:20.
Judges 3:10 shows the Spirit empowering Othniel as a judge — a concrete example of the judges God gave during this era.
Ruth 1:1 sets its story 'in the days when the judges ruled' — precisely the era Acts 13:20 summarizes.
1 Samuel 3:20 records that all Israel recognized Samuel as a prophet — the Samuel whom Acts 13:20 marks as the end of the judges period.
1 Samuel 12:11 lists specific judges God sent — Jerubbaal, Barak, Jephthah, Samuel — matching the judges period summarized in Acts 13:20.
2 Samuel 7:11 references the time when God commanded judges over Israel — the same period Acts 13:20 describes.
2 Kings 23:22 notes a Passover kept 'since the days of the judges' — the same judges period Acts 13:20 summarizes.
1 Chronicles 17:6 mentions God walking with Israel and commanding judges — the same judges period Acts 13:20 refers to.
1 Samuel 7:15 says Samuel judged Israel all his days — he is the last judge before the prophetic era summarized in Acts 13:20.
Hebrews 11:32 lists the judges and Samuel mentioned in Acts 13:20 as heroes of faith, echoing the same period.