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Judges 12:15
15And Abdon the son of Hillel, the Pirathonite, died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill-country of the Amalekites.
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
13And after him Abdon the son of Hillel, the Pirathonite, judged Israel. 14And he had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy ass colts. And he judged Israel eight years. And Abdon the son of Hillel, the Pirathonite, died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill-country of the Amalekites.
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וַיָּ֛מָת עַבְדּ֥וֹן בֶּן־הִלֵּ֖ל הַפִּרְעָתוֹנִ֑י וַיִּקָּבֵ֤ר בְּפִרְעָתוֹן֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ אֶפְרַ֔יִם בְּהַ֖ר הָעֲמָלֵקִֽי׃ פRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for Judges 12:15
- 2 Samuel 23:30Benaiah a Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash,
- Judges 3:13And he gathered to him the children of Ammon and Amalek and went and smote Israel, and they took possession of the city of palm-trees.
- Judges 5:14Out of Ephraim [came] those whose root was in Amalek; After thee was Benjamin among thy peoples. Out of Machir came down governors, And out of Zebulun they that handled the staff of the ruler.
- Genesis 14:7And they returned, and came to En-mishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites that dwelt at Hazazon-Tamar.
- Exodus 17:8And Amalek came and fought with Israel in Rephidim.
- 1 Samuel 15:7And Saul smote Amalek from Havilah as thou comest to Shur, which is opposite to 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
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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
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