Judges 12:15

Judges 12:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the Amalekites.
• New International Version (NIV)Then Abdon son of Hillel died and was buried at Pirathon in Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died and was buried at Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mountains of the Amalekites.

Context of Judges 12:15

13Now after him Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite judged Israel. 14He had forty sons and thirty grandsons who rode on seventy donkeys; and he judged Israel for eight years. Then Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died and was buried at Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.

Judges 12:15 word by word

וַיָּ֛מָת עַבְדּ֥וֹן בֶּן־הִלֵּ֖ל הַפִּרְעָתוֹנִ֑י וַיִּקָּבֵ֤ר בְּפִרְעָתוֹן֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ אֶפְרַ֔יִם בְּהַ֖ר הָעֲמָלֵקִֽי׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Abdonעַבְדּוֹן‛abdôn · AbdonH5658
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Hillelהִלֵּלhillêl · HillelH1985
• the Pirathoniteפִּרְעָתוֹנִיpir‛âthônîy pir‛âthônîy · PirathonH6553
• diedמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• and was buriedקָבַרqâbar · to buryH6912
• in Pirathonפִּרְעָתוֹןpir‛âthôn · PirathonH6552
• in the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֫יִם'ephrayim · EphraimH669
• in the mountהַרhar · mountain: hill countryH2022
• of the Amalekitesעֲמָלֵקִי‛ămâlêqîy · AmalekiteH6003

Cross-references for Judges 12:15

• 2 Samuel 23:30Benaiah of Pirathon, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash,
• Judges 3:13And Eglon gathered to him the sons of Ammon and Amalek, and went and struck down Israel [in defeat], and they took possession of the City of Palm Trees (Jericho).
• Judges 5:14From Ephraim those whose root is in Amalek came down, After you, Benjamin, with your relatives; From Machir came down commanders and rulers, And from Zebulun those who handle the scepter of the [office of] scribe.
• Genesis 14:7Then they turned back and came to En-mishpat (that is, Kadesh), and subdued all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites who lived in Hazazon-tamar.
• Exodus 17:8Then Amalek [and his people] came and fought with Israel at Rephidim.
• 1 Samuel 15:7Saul defeated the Amalekites, from Havilah as far as Shur, which is east of Egypt.

Commentaries on Judges 12:15

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-15Verses 8-15 We have here a short account of three more of the judges of Israel. The happiest life of individuals, and the happiest state of society, is that which affords the fewest remarkable events. To live in credit and quiet, to be peacefully useful to those around us, to possess a clear conscience; but, above all, and without which nothing can avail, to enjoy communion with God our Saviour while we live, and to die at peace with God and man, form the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15The Amalekites had previously lived in parts of Ephraim (Judges 5:14).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-154-6. the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said, Ye Gileadites are fugitives of Ephraim--The remonstrances of Jephthah, though reasonable and temperate, were not only ineffectual, but followed by insulting sneers that the Gileadites were reckoned both by the western Manassites and Ephraimites as outcasts--the scum and refuse of their common stock. This was addressed to a peculiarly sensitive people. A feud immediately ensued. The Gileadites…Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 12:15

• Abdon
• Hillel
• Israel
• Pirathon

In the dictionaries

• Ephraim
• Mount of the Amalekites
• Abdon
• Hillel
• Pirathon
• Shibboleth
• Strife
• Abdon (1)
• Hill; Mount; Mountain
• Israel, History of

Commentaries on Judges 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings