Years. Moses governed the people in the desert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Joshua, who lived 110 years, did not, according to Josephus and others' opinion rule more than . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Cusban Rishathaim held the people in subjection . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Othniel, son of Kenag, was judge for . . . . . . . . . [Endnote 15] 40 Eglon, King of Moab, governed the people . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Ehud and Shamgar were judges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Jachin, King of Canaan, held the people in subjection . . . . . . . . 20 The people was at peace subsequently for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 It was under subjection to Median . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 It obtained freedom under Gideon for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 It fell under the rule of Abimelech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Tola, son of Puah, was judge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Jair was judge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 The people was in subjection to the Philistines and Ammonites . . . . 18 Jephthah was judge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Ibzan, the Bethlehemite, was judge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Elon, the Zabulonite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Abclon, the Pirathonite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 The people was again subject to the Philistines . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Samson was judge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [Endnote 16] 20 Eli was judge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 The people again fell into subjection to the Philistines, till they were delivered by Samuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 David reigned . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Solomon reigned before he built the temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 (30) All these periods added together make a total of 580 years. (31) But to these must be added the years during which the Hebrew republic flourished after the death of Joshua, until it was conquered by Cushan Rishathaim, which I take to be very numerous, for I cannot bring myself to believe that immediately after the death of Joshua all those who had witnessed his miracles died simultaneously, nor that their successors at one stroke bid farewell to their laws, and plunged from the highest virtue into the depth of wickedness and obstinacy.