Judges 10 - Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)

Tola, the Judge

10 After Abimelech died, God sent another judge to save the Israelites. His name was Tola. He was the son of Puah, who was the son of Dodo. Tola was from the tribe of Issachar and lived in the city of Shamir, in the hill country of Ephraim. ²Tola was a judge for the Israelites for 23 years. Then he died and was buried in the city of Shamir.

Jair, the Judge

³After Tola died, God sent another judge. His name was Jair, and he lived in the area of Gilead. He was a judge for the Israelites for 22 years. ⁴Jair had 30 sons who rode 30 donkeys.^[a] These 30 sons controlled 30 towns in the area of Gilead. These towns are called the Towns of Jair to this very day. ⁵Jair died and was buried in the city of Kamon.

The Ammonites Fight Against Israel

⁶Again the Israelites did what the Lord said was wrong. They began worshiping the false gods Baal and the Ashtoreth. They also worshiped the gods of the people of Aram, the gods of the people of Sidon, the gods of the Moabites, the gods of the Ammonites, and the gods of the Philistines. The Israelites left the Lord and stopped serving him.

⁷So the Lord became angry with the Israelites and allowed the Philistines and the Ammonites to defeat them. ⁸In that same year those people destroyed the Israelites who lived on the east side of the Jordan River, in the area of Gilead. That is the land where the Amorites had lived. The Israelites suffered for 18 years. ⁹The Ammonites then went across the Jordan River to fight against the people of Judah, Benjamin, and Ephraim. The Ammonites brought many troubles to the Israelites.

¹⁰So the Israelites cried to the Lord for help. They said, “God, we have sinned against you. We left our God and worshiped the false god Baal.”

¹¹The Lord answered the Israelites, “You cried to me when the Egyptians, the Amorites, the Ammonites, and the Philistines hurt you. I saved you from these people. ¹²You cried to me when the people of Sidon, the Amalekites, and the Midianites^[b] hurt you. I also saved you from those people. ¹³But you left me and started worshiping other gods, so I refuse to save you again. ¹⁴You like worshiping those gods, so go call to them for help. Let them save you when you are in trouble.”

¹⁵But the Israelites said to the Lord, “We have sinned. Do whatever you want to do to us, but please save us today.” ¹⁶Then the Israelites threw away the foreign gods and began to worship the Lord again. So he felt sorry for them when he saw them suffering.

Jephthah Is Chosen as a Leader

¹⁷The Ammonites gathered together for war. Their camp was in the area of Gilead. The Israelites gathered together. Their camp was at the city of Mizpah. ¹⁸The leaders of the people living in the area of Gilead said, “Whoever leads us in the attack against the Ammonites will become the head of all the people living in Gilead.”

Footnotes

Judges 10:4 30 sons who rode 30 donkeys This showed that these men were important leaders, possibly the mayors of the 30 towns in Gilead.
Judges 10:12 Midianites This is from the ancient Greek version. The standard Hebrew text has “The Maonites.”

Judges 10 - Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

10 And there riseth after Abimelech, to save Israel, Tola son of Puah, son of Dodo, a man of Issachar, and he is dwelling in Shamir, in the hill-country of Ephraim, 2 and he judgeth Israel twenty and three years, and he dieth, and is buried in Shamir. 3 And there riseth after him Jair the Gileadite,...
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Judges 10 - Wycliffe Bible (WYC)

10 After Abimelech rose a duke in Israel, Tola, the son of Puah, son of Dodo; Tola was a man of Issachar, that dwelled in Shamir, of the hill of Ephraim; (After Abimelech, a leader arose in Israel, that is Tola, the son of Puah, the son of Dodo; and Tola was a man of Issachar, who lived in Shamir, i...
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Judges 10 - World English Bible (WEB)

10 After 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. 2 He judged Israel twenty-three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir. 3 After him Jair, the Gileadite, arose. He judged Israel twenty-two years...
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Judges 10 - The Voice (VOICE)

10 After Abimelech died, Tola (the son of Puah, son of Dodo), who was of the tribe of Issachar and who lived at Shamir in the highlands of Ephraim, rose to deliver Israel. 2 He served as judge and defender of Israel for 23 years. When he died, he was buried at Shamir. 3 After Tola died, Jair the G...
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Judges 10 - Tree of Life Version (TLV)

Troubles in Gilead10 After Abimelech, Tola son of Puah son of Dodo, a man of Issachar, arose to deliver Israel. He dwelt in Shamir in the hill country of Ephraim. 2 He judged Israel for 23 years, then died and was buried in Shamir. 3 After him Jair the Gileadite arose, and judged Israel for 23 yea...
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Judges 10 - Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE)

Tola and Jair10 After Abim′elech there arose to deliver Israel Tola the son of Pu′ah, son of Dodo, a man of Is′sachar; and he lived at Shamir in the hill country of E′phraim. 2 And he judged Israel twenty-three years. Then he died, and was buried at Shamir. 3 After him arose Ja′ir the Gileadite, wh...
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Judges 10 - Revised Standard Version (RSV)

Judges 10 - New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (NRSVCE)

Tola and Jair10 After Abimelech, Tola son of Puah son of Dodo, a man of Issachar, who lived at Shamir in the hill country of Ephraim, rose to deliver Israel. 2 He judged Israel twenty-three years. Then he died, and was buried at Shamir. 3 After him came Jair the Gileadite, who judged Israel twenty-...
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Judges 10 - New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition (NRSVACE)

Tola and Jair10 After Abimelech, Tola son of Puah son of Dodo, a man of Issachar, who lived at Shamir in the hill country of Ephraim, rose to deliver Israel. 2 He judged Israel for twenty-three years. Then he died, and was buried at Shamir. 3 After him came Jair the Gileadite, who judged Israel for...
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Judges 10 - New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised (NRSVA)

Judges 10 - New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Tola and Jair10 After Abimelech, Tola son of Puah son of Dodo, a man of Issachar, who lived at Shamir in the hill country of Ephraim, rose to deliver Israel.(A)2 He judged Israel twenty-three years. Then he died and was buried at Shamir.3 After him came Jair the Gileadite, who judged Israel twenty-t...
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Judges 10 - New Living Translation (NLT)

Tola Becomes Israel’s Judge10 After Abimelech died, Tola son of Puah, son of Dodo, was the next person to rescue Israel. He was from the tribe of Issachar but lived in the town of Shamir in the hill country of Ephraim. 2 He judged Israel for twenty-three years. When he died, he was buried in Shamir....
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Judges 10 - New Life Version (NLV)

Tola10 After Abimelech died, Tola the son of Puah, son of Dodo, a man of Issachar, came to save Israel. He lived in Shamir in the hill country of Ephraim. 2 He judged Israel for twenty-three years. Then he died and was buried in Shamir. Jair3 Jair the Gileadite came after him. He judged Israel for ...
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Judges 10 - New King James Version (NKJV)

Tola10 After Abimelech there (A)arose to save Israel Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar; and he dwelt in Shamir in the mountains of Ephraim. 2 He judged Israel twenty-three years; and he died and was buried in Shamir. Jair3 After him arose Jair, a Gileadite; and he judged Isra...
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Judges 10 - New International Version - UK (NIVUK)

Tola10 After the time of Abimelek, a man of Issachar named Tola son of Puah, the son of Dodo, rose to save Israel. He lived in Shamir, in the hill country of Ephraim. 2 He led[a] Israel for twenty-three years; then he died, and was buried in Shamir. Jair3 He was followed by Jair of Gilead, who led ...
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Judges 10 - New International Version (NIV)

Tola10 After the time of Abimelek,(A) a man of Issachar(B) named Tola son of Puah,(C) the son of Dodo, rose to save(D) Israel. He lived in Shamir,(E) in the hill country of Ephraim. 2 He led[a] Israel twenty-three years; then he died, and was buried in Shamir. Jair3 He was followed by Jair(F) of Gil...
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Judges 10 - New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

Tola10 Tola rose up to save Israel. That happened after the time of Abimelek. Tola was from the tribe of Issachar. He was the son of Puah, who was the son of Dodo. Tola lived in Shamir. It’s in the hill country of Ephraim. 2 Tola led Israel for 23 years. After he died, he was buried in Shamir. Jair...
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Judges 10 - New English Translation (NET)

Stability Restored10 After Abimelech’s death,[a] Tola son of Puah, grandson[b] of Dodo, from the tribe of Issachar,[c] rose up to deliver Israel. He lived in Shamir in the Ephraimite hill country. 2 He led[d] Israel for twenty-three years, then died and was buried in Shamir. 3 Jair the Gileadite ro...
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