Judges 10:5

Judges 10:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Jair died, and was buried in Camon.
• New International Version (NIV)When Jair died, he was buried in Kamon.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Jair died and was buried in Kamon.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Jair died and was buried in Camon.

Context of Judges 10:5

3After Tola died, Jair from Gilead judged Israel for twenty-two years. 4His thirty sons rode around on thirty donkeys, and they owned thirty towns in the land of Gilead, which are still called the Towns of Jair. When Jair died, he was buried in Kamon. 6Again the Israelites did evil in the Lord’s sight. They served the images of Baal and Ashtoreth, and the gods of Aram, Sidon, Moab, Ammon, and Philistia. They abandoned the Lord and no longer served him at all. 7So the Lord burned with anger against Israel, and he turned them over to the Philistines and the Ammonites,

Judges 10:5 word by word

וַיָּ֣מָת יָאִ֔יר וַיִּקָּבֵ֖ר בְּקָמֽוֹן׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Jairיָאִירyâ'îyr · JairH2971
• diedמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• and was buriedקָבַרqâbar · to buryH6912
• in Camonקָמוֹןqâmôn · KamonH7056

Commentaries on Judges 10:5

• 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 10:5

• Camon
• Jair
• Judge

In the dictionaries

• Camon
• Defend
• Jair
• Abdon (1)
• Chronology of the Old Testament
• Israel, History of
• Judges, Book of
• Kamon

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