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CHRONOLOGY OF THE JUDGES, ACCORDING TO SIR JOHN MARSHAM ASC 228

ASC 228
Years after the Exodus.
Joshua, twenty-five years, from40
Anarchy and idolatry, thirty-four years, from65
First servitude, eight years, from99
Othniel.
Forty years’ rest, from107
Second servitude, fifteen years.147
Ehud.165
Third servitude of tribes in the northern parts of Canaan, twenty years.185
Shamgar delivers Israel.194
Deborah and Barak.203
Rest of forty years, which continues to the two hundred and forty-third year of the exodus.
Fourth servitude lasts seven years, from243
Gideon delivers Israel.253
Abimelech reigns three years at Shechem.293
Tola judges Israel twenty-three years.
Jair judges Israel twenty-two years.
Fifth servitude, eighteen years.340
Jephthah delivers Israel.363
While the Ammonites oppressed Israel on the other side of Jordan, the Philistines afflicted those on this side of that river forty years. Not delivered till the time of Samuel.383
During this interval, Ihzan judged Israel seven years; Elon ten; and Abdon eight years.
Saul reigns forty years.403
David reigns forty years, from443
The above is abridged from Dr. Clark’s “Preface to the Book of Judges.”-See Com.