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

יָשַׁע to save, deliver H3467 · TWOT 929
עָבַד served (false gods) H5647 · TWOT 1553
עָזַב forsake, abandon H5800 · TWOT 1594
שָׁפַט to judge H8199 · TWOT 2443
חָטָא to sin H2398 · TWOT 638
זָעַק cry out (for help) H2199 · TWOT 570

People & Context

Tola

Son of Puah of Issachar who rose after Abimelech to save Israel; judged twenty-three years from Shamir in Ephraim

Jair

A Gileadite who judged Israel twenty-two years; had thirty sons on thirty colts with thirty towns (Havvoth-jair)

Abimelech

Gideon's son whose violent reign preceded Tola; named as the point after which Tola arose to deliver Israel

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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