Judges 10:2

Judges 10:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir.
• New International Version (NIV)He led Israel twenty-three years; then he died, and was buried in Shamir.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he judged Israel twenty-three years. Then he died and was buried at Shamir.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He judged Israel twenty-three years; and he died and was buried in Shamir.

Context of Judges 10:2

1Now after Abimelech died, Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar, arose to save Israel; and he lived in Shamir in the hill country of Ephraim. He judged Israel twenty-three years. Then he died and was buried in Shamir. 3After him, Jair the Gileadite arose and judged Israel twenty-two years. 4He had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys, and they had thirty cities in the land of Gilead that are called Havvoth-jair to this day.

Judges 10:2 word by word

וַיִּשְׁפֹּט֙ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וְשָׁלֹ֖שׁ שָׁנָ֑ה וַיָּ֖מָת וַיִּקָּבֵ֥ר בְּשָׁמִֽיר׃ פRead the interlinear

• He judgedשָׁפַטshâphaţ · to judgeH8199
• Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• twenty-threeעֶשְׂרִים‛eώrîym · twentyH6242
• twenty-threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• Then he diedמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• and was buriedקָבַרqâbar · to buryH6912
• in Shamirשָׁמִירshâmîyr · ShamirH8069

Commentaries on Judges 10:2

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Jair the Gileadite was probably the same person as is named in Numbers 32:41; Deuteronomy 3:14, as having given the name of “Havoth-jair” to certain villages in Bashan.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-5Each of the five minor judges (see also Isaiah 12:8–15) led Israel for a set number of years. During this time after Gideon, the phrase the land had rest for forty years (Judges 3:11, 30; 5:31; 8:28) does not appear again. The details about these mysterious figures include their birthplaces and burial sites, and sometimes a brief family history or notable family traits. Four of the five names are found in other family records: Tola and Puah are clans of…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-51. after Abimelech there arose to defend Israel, Tola--that is, "to save." Deliverance was necessary as well from intestine usurpation as from foreign aggression. the son of Puah--He was uncle to Abimelech by the father's side, and consequently brother of Gideon; yet the former was of the tribe of Issachar, while the latter was of Manasseh. They were, most probably, uterine brothers. dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim--As a central place, he made it the…Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 10:2

• Israel
• Judge
• Shamir
• Tola

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Defend
• Shamir
• Tola
• Abdon (1)
• Chronology of the Old Testament
• Israel, History of
• Judges, Book of

Commentaries on Judges 10

• 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