Judges 10

1After Abimelech, Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar, arose to save Israel. He lived in Shamir in the hill country of Ephraim.Cross-references: Josh 15:48 · Judg 2:16 · Judg 3:9

2He judged Israel twenty-three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir.

3After him Jair, the Gileadite, arose. He judged Israel twenty-two years.Cross-references: Gen 31:48 · Num 32:29

4He had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkey colts. They had thirty cities, which are called Havvoth Jair to this day, which are in the land of Gilead.Cross-references: Num 32:41 · Deut 3:14 · Judg 5:10 · Judg 12:14

5Jair died, and was buried in Kamon.

6The children of Israel again did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and served the Baals, the Ashtaroth, the gods of Syria, the gods of Sidon, the gods of Moab, the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines. They abandoned Yahweh, and didn’t serve him.Cross-references: Deut 31:16 · Deut 32:15 · Judg 2:11 · Judg 3:7 · Judg 4:1 · Judg 6:1 · +15 more

7Yahweh’s anger burned against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of the Philistines and into the hand of the children of Ammon.Cross-references: Deut 29:20 · Deut 31:16 · Deut 32:16 · Josh 23:15 · Judg 2:14 · Judg 4:2 · +6 more

8They troubled and oppressed the children of Israel that year. For eighteen years they oppressed all the children of Israel that were beyond the Jordan in the land of the Amorites, which is in Gilead.Cross-references: Judg 10:5 · Isa 30:13 · 1Thess 5:3

9The children of Ammon passed over the Jordan to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim, so that Israel was very distressed.Cross-references: Deut 28:65 · Judg 3:12 · Judg 6:3 · 1Sam 28:15 · 2Chr 14:9 · 2Chr 15:5 · +1 more

10The children of Israel cried to Yahweh, saying, “We have sinned against you, even because we have forsaken our God, and have served the Baals.”Cross-references: Judg 3:9 · 1Sam 12:10 · Ps 106:43 · Ps 107:13 · Ps 107:19 · Ps 107:28

11Yahweh said to the children of Israel, “Didn’t I save you from the Egyptians, and from the Amorites, from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines?Cross-references: Ex 14:30 · Num 21:21 · Num 21:35 · Judg 2:1 · Judg 3:11 · Judg 3:31 · +6 more

12The Sidonians also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites, oppressed you; and you cried to me, and I saved you out of their hand.Cross-references: Judg 5:19 · Judg 6:3 · 2Chr 26:6 · Ps 106:42

13Yet you have forsaken me and served other gods. Therefore I will save you no more.Cross-references: Deut 32:15 · Judg 2:12 · 1Chr 28:9 · Jer 2:13 · Jonah 2:8

14Go and cry to the gods which you have chosen. Let them save you in the time of your distress!”Cross-references: Deut 32:26 · Deut 32:37 · 1Ki 18:27 · 2Ki 3:13 · Prov 1:25 · Isa 10:3 · +1 more

15The children of Israel said to Yahweh, “We have sinned! Do to us whatever seems good to you; only deliver us, please, today.”Cross-references: Josh 9:25 · 1Sam 3:18 · 2Sam 10:12 · 2Sam 12:13 · 2Sam 15:26 · 2Sam 24:10 · +7 more

16They put away the foreign gods from among them and served Yahweh; and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.Cross-references: Gen 6:6 · Deut 32:36 · Josh 24:23 · 2Chr 7:14 · 2Chr 15:8 · 2Chr 33:15 · +14 more

17Then the children of Ammon were gathered together and encamped in Gilead. The children of Israel assembled themselves together and encamped in Mizpah.Cross-references: Gen 31:49 · Judg 11:11 · Judg 11:29

18The people, the princes of Gilead, said to one another, “Who is the man who will begin to fight against the children of Ammon? He shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.”Cross-references: Judg 1:1 · Judg 11:5 · Judg 11:11 · Judg 12:7 · 1Sam 17:25 · Isa 3:1 · +1 more