This verse implies a long period, probably not less than 20 years, of which we have no account except what is contained in the brief notice in 1 Samuel 7:13-17. The general idea conveyed is of a time of peace and prosperity, analogous to that under other Judges.
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1 Samuel 8:1
1 And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.