And after Abimelech
there arose
to defend
Israel
Tola
the son
of Puah
, the son
of Dodo
, a man
of Issachar
; and he dwelt
in Shamir
in mount
Ephraim
.
And he judged Israel
twenty
and three
years
, and died
, and was buried
in Shamir
.
And after him arose
Jair
, a Gileadite
, and judged
Israel
twenty
and two
years
.
And he had thirty sons
that rode
on thirty
ass colts
, and they had thirty
cities
, which are called
Havothjair
unto this day
, which are in the land
of Gilead
.
And Jair died
, and was buried
in Camon
.
And the children of Israel
did
evil
again
in the sight
of the LORD
, and served
Baalim
, and Ashtaroth
, and the gods
of Syria
, and the gods
of Zidon
, and the gods
of Moab
, and the gods
of the children
of Ammon
, and the gods
of the Philistines
, and forsook
the LORD
, and served
not him.
And the anger of the LORD
was hot
against Israel
, and he sold
them into the hands
of the Philistines
, and into the hands
of the children
of Ammon
.
And that year they vexed
and oppressed
the children
of Israel
: eighteen
years
, all the children
of Israel
that were on the other side
Jordan
in the land
of the Amorites
, which is in Gilead
.
Moreover the children of Ammon
passed over
Jordan
to fight
also against Judah
, and against Benjamin
, and against the house
of Ephraim
; so that Israel
was sore
distressed
.
And the children of Israel
cried
unto the LORD
, saying
, We have sinned
against thee, both because we have forsaken
our God
, and also served
Baalim
.
And the LORD said
unto the children
of Israel
, Did not I deliver you from the Egyptians
, and from the Amorites
, from the children
of Ammon
, and from the Philistines
?
The Zidonians also, and the Amalekites
, and the Maonites
, did oppress
you; and ye cried
to me, and I delivered
you out of their hand
.
Yet ye have forsaken me, and served
other
gods
: wherefore I will deliver
you no more
.
Go and cry
unto the gods
which ye have chosen
; let them
deliver
you in the time
of your tribulation
.
And the children of Israel
said
unto the LORD
, We have sinned
: do
thou unto us whatsoever seemeth
good
unto thee; deliver
us only, we pray thee, this day
.
And they put away the strange
gods
from among
them, and served
the LORD
: and his soul
was grieved
for the misery
of Israel
.
Then the children of Ammon
were gathered together
, and encamped
in Gilead
. And the children
of Israel
assembled themselves together
, and encamped
in Mizpeh
.
And the people and princes
of Gilead
said
one
to another
, What man
is he that will begin
to fight
against the children
of Ammon
? he shall be head
over all the inhabitants
of Gilead
.