Tola 1 ULT Now after Abimelech, Tola, the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar, arose to save Israel. And he{ was} dwelling in Shamir, in the hill country of 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 ULT And he judged Israel 23 years. Then he died and was buried in Shamir. BSB BSB: Tola judged Israel twenty-three years, and when he died, he was buried in Shamir.
Jair 3 ULT And after him Jair the Gileadite arose. And he judged Israel 22 years. BSB BSB: Tola was followed by Jair the Gileadite, who judged Israel twenty-two years.
4 ULT And it was to him 30 sons, riding on 30 donkeys. And 30 cities{ were} to them, they call them Havvoth Jair to this day, which{ are} in the land of Gilead. 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 ULT Then Jair died, and he was buried in Kamon. BSB BSB: When Jair died, he was buried in Kamon.
Oppression by the Philistines and Ammonites 6 ULT Then the sons of Israel resumed to do evil in the eyes of Yahweh. And they served the Baals and the Ashtoreths and the gods of Aram and the gods of Sidon and the gods of Moab and the gods of the sons of Ammon and the gods of the Philistines. And they forsook Yahweh 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 ULT Then the nose of Yahweh burned against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of the Philistines and into the hand of the sons 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 ULT And they shattered and crushed the sons of Israel in that year.{ For} 18 years, all the sons of Israel who{ were} on the other side of the Jordan in the land of the Amorites, which{ is} in Gilead. 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 ULT Then the sons of Ammon crossed the Jordan to fight also with Judah and with Benjamin and with the house of Ephraim, and it narrowed to Israel greatly. 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 ULT Then the sons of Israel cried out to Yahweh, saying,“We have sinned against you, for we have forsaken our God and served the Baals.” 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 ULT Then Yahweh said to the sons of Israel,“{ Was it} not from the Egyptians and from the Amorite and from the sons of Ammon and from the Philistines BSB BSB: The LORD replied, “When the Egyptians, Amorites, Ammonites, Philistines,
12 ULT and the Sidonians and Amalek and Maon,{ when} they oppressed you, that you cried out to me and I saved you from 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 ULT Yet you have forsaken me and served other gods. Therefore I will not continue to save you. BSB BSB: But you have forsaken Me and served other gods, so I will no longer save you.
14 ULT Go and cry out to the gods upon whom you have chosen. Let them save you in the time of your distress.” BSB BSB: Go and cry out to the gods you have chosen. Let them save you in your time of trouble.”
15 ULT But the sons of Israel said to Yahweh,“We have sinned. You do to us according to all of the good in your eyes. Only please 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 ULT And they removed the foreign gods from the midst of them, and they served Yahweh. And his soul wore out with 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 ULT Now the sons of Ammon were summoned, and they encamped in Gilead. So the sons of Israel gathered themselves, and they encamped at Mizpah. BSB BSB: Then the Ammonites were called to arms and camped in Gilead, and the Israelites assembled and camped at Mizpah.
18 ULT Then the people, the leaders of Gilead, said, a man to his fellow,“Who{ is} the man who will begin to fight with the sons of Ammon? He will be the head for all of the dwellers of Gilead.” 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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