Judges 10

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 10 of 21

1 And after Abimelech, Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar, rose up to save Israel. And he lived in Shamir, in the hills of Ephraim.

2 And he judged Israel twenty-three years. And he died and was buried in Shamir.

3 And after him Jair, a Gileadite, rose up. And he judged Israel twenty-two years.

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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

צָרַתְ vexer H6869 · TWOT 1974b
רֵעֵ֔ friend H7453 · TWOT 2186a
אֲחֵרִ֑ים another H312 · TWOT 68a
שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים thirty H7970 · TWOT 2403d
רֹֽכְבִים֙ mount and ride H7392 · TWOT 2163

People & Context

Judgeship of Tola

Tola of Issachar rose to save Israel, judged for twenty-three years from Shamir, and died .

Judgeship of Jair

Jair the Gileadite rose, judged Israel for twenty-two years, and had thirty sons with thirty cities, before he died , .

Israel's Apostasy and Oppression

Israel again did evil, serving the Baals and gods of surrounding nations . Jehovah sold them to the Philistines and Ammonites, who oppressed them eigh…

Timeline

Judgeship of Tola

Tola of Issachar rose to save Israel, judged for twenty-three years from Shamir, and died .

Judges 10:1-2
Judgeship of Jair

Jair the Gileadite rose, judged Israel for twenty-two years, and had thirty sons with thirty cities, before he died , .

Judges 10:3-5
Israel's Apostasy and Oppression

Israel 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 , .

Judges 10:6-9

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