Judges 10
KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 10 of 21
Chapter Summary
Tola judges Israel in Shamir. 3 Jair, whose thirty sons had thirty cities. 6 The Philistines and Ammonites oppress Israel. 10 In their misery God sends them to their false gods. 15 Upon their repentance he pities them.
Key Hebrew Words
People & Context
Son of Puah of Issachar who rose after Abimelech to save Israel; judged twenty-three years from Shamir in Ephraim
A Gileadite who judged Israel twenty-two years; had thirty sons on thirty colts with thirty towns (Havvoth-jair)
Gideon's son whose violent reign preceded Tola; named as the point after which Tola arose to deliver Israel
Timeline
Tola of Issachar rose to save Israel, judged for twenty-three years from Shamir, and died .
Judges 10:1-2Jair the Gileadite rose, judged Israel for twenty-two years, and had thirty sons with thirty cities, before he died , .
Judges 10:3-5Israel again did evil, serving the Baals and gods of surrounding nations . Jehovah sold them to the Philistines and Ammonites, who oppressed them eighteen years and fought against Judah, Benjamin, and Ephraim , .
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