Ben Sira - chapter 46

46: 1 - 20 (translated by Edgar Goodspeed)
Joshua, the son of Nun, was mighty in war, and the successor of Moses in prophesying.  He became, as his name described him, great to save his chosen,  to take vengeance on the enemies that rose up against them, so that he might give Israel their possessions.  How glorious he was when he lifted up his hands, and pointed his sword at the towns!  Before him who ever stood as fast? For he carried on the wars of the Lord.  Was not the sun stayed by his hand, and one day increased to two?  He called on the Most High God, when his enemies pressed upon him on all sides, and God Most High answered him with hailstones of mighty power.  God made war burst upon that nation, and at the descent He destroyed His opponents, so that the heathen might recognize Joshua's armor, and know that he fought in the sight of the Lord.
This champion was followed by one who in the days of Moses did an act of piety, no other than Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, who stood opposed to the community, and restrained the people from sin, and quieted their wicked grumbling.  These two alone were preserved out of six hundred thousand people on foot to bring them into their possessions, to a land running with milk and honey.  And the Lord gave Caleb strength, and it remained with him until he was old, so that he climbed the heights of the land, and his posterity obtained a heritage, so that all the sons of Israel might see that it is good to follow after the Lord.
The judges too, with their various names, all whose hearts did not fall into idolatry, and who did not turn away from the Lord -- may their memory be blessed!  May their bones revive where they lie, and their names be transmitted to the descendants of their renown.
There was Samuel, beloved by his Lord; a prophet of the Lord, he established the kingdom, and anointed princes over his people.  by the Law of the Lord he judged the community, and the Lord showed regard for Jacob.  By his faithfulness he was proved a prophet, and he was known to be trustworthy through the words of his vision, and he called upon the Lord, his Master, when his enemies pressed him on every side, and he offered him a suckling lamb; then the Lord thundered from heaven, and made His voice heard with a loud noise, and He wiped out the rulers of the Tyrians and all the princes of the Philistines.  And before he fell asleep forever, he called them to witness, before the Lord and his anointed, "From no human being have I taken his property, even as much as a pair of shoes,"  and no one accused Samuel.  Even after he fell asleep he prophesied and showed the king his end, and lifted his voice out of the earth, in prophecy, to blot out the wickedness of the people.