Tola 1 Brenton And after Abimelech Thola the son of Phua rose up to save Israel, being the son of his father's brother, a man of Issachar; and he dwelt in Samir in mount Ephraim. BSB BSB: After the time of Abimelech, a man of Issachar, Tola son of Puah, the son of Dodo, rose up to save Israel. He lived in Shamir, in the hill country of Ephraim.
2 Brenton And he judged Israel twenty-three years, and died, and was buried in Samir. BSB BSB: Tola judged Israel twenty-three years, and when he died, he was buried in Shamir.
Jair 3 Brenton And after him arose Jair of Galaad, and he judged Israel twenty-two years. BSB BSB: Tola was followed by Jair the Gileadite, who judged Israel twenty-two years.
4 Brenton And he had thirty-two sons riding on thirty-two colts, and they had thirty-two cities; and they called them Jair's towns until this day in the land of Galaad. BSB BSB: He had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys. And they had thirty towns in the land of Gilead, which to this day are called Havvoth-jair.
5 Brenton And Jair died, and was buried in Rhamnon. BSB BSB: When Jair died, he was buried in Kamon.
Oppression by the Philistines and Ammonites 6 Brenton And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord, and served Baalim, and Astaroth, and the gods of Aram, and the gods of Sidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Phylistines; and they forsook the Lord, and did not serve him. BSB BSB: And again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD. They served the Baals, the Ashtoreths, the gods of Aram, Sidon, and Moab, and the gods of the Ammonites and Philistines. Thus they forsook the LORD and did not serve Him.
7 Brenton And the Lord was very angry with Israel, and sold them into the hand of the Phylistines, and into the hand of the children of Ammon. BSB BSB: So the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He sold them into the hands of the Philistines and Ammonites,
8 Brenton And they afflicted and bruised the children of Israel at that time eighteen years, all the children of Israel beyond Jordan in the land of the Amorite in Galaad. BSB BSB: who that very year harassed and oppressed the Israelites, and they did so for eighteen years to all the Israelites on the other side of the Jordan in Gilead, the land of the Amorites.
9 Brenton And the children of Ammon went over Jordan to fight with Juda, and Benjamin, and with Ephraim; and the children of Israel were greatly afflicted. BSB BSB: The Ammonites also crossed the Jordan to fight against Judah, Benjamin, and the house of Ephraim, and Israel was in deep distress.
10 Brenton And the children of Israel cried to the Lord, saying, We have sinned against thee, because we have forsaken God, and served Baalim. BSB BSB: Then the Israelites cried out to the LORD, saying, “We have sinned against You, for we have indeed forsaken our God and served the Baals.”
11 Brenton And the Lord said to the children of Israel, Did I not save you from Egypt and from the Amorite, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Phylistines, BSB BSB: The LORD replied, “When the Egyptians, Amorites, Ammonites, Philistines,
12 Brenton and from the Sidonians, and Amalec, and Madiam, who afflicted you? and ye cried to me, and I saved you out of their hand? BSB BSB: Sidonians, Amalekites, and Maonites oppressed you and you cried out to Me, did I not save you from their hands?
13 Brenton Yet ye forsook me and served other gods; therefore I will not save you any more. BSB BSB: But you have forsaken Me and served other gods, so I will no longer save you.
14 Brenton Go, and cry to the gods whom ye have chosen to yourselves, and let them save you in the time of your affliction. BSB BSB: Go and cry out to the gods you have chosen. Let them save you in your time of trouble.”
15 Brenton And the children of Israel said to the Lord, We have sinned: do thou to us according to all that is good in thine eyes; only deliver us this day. BSB BSB: “We have sinned,” the Israelites said to the LORD. “Deal with us as You see fit; but please deliver us today!”
16 Brenton And they put away the strange gods from the midst of them, and served the Lord only, and his soul was pained for the trouble of Israel. BSB BSB: So they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the LORD, and He could no longer bear the misery of Israel.
17 Brenton And the children of Ammon went up, and encamped in Galaad; and the children of Israel were gathered together and encamped on the hill. BSB BSB: Then the Ammonites were called to arms and camped in Gilead, and the Israelites assembled and camped at Mizpah.
18 Brenton And the people the princes of Galaad said every man to his neighbour, Who is he that shall begin to fight against the children of Ammon? he shall even be head over all that dwell in Galaad. BSB BSB: And the rulers of Gilead said to one another, “Whoever will launch the attack against the Ammonites will be the head of all who live in Gilead.”
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