Judges 10:2 He led Israel twenty-three years; then he died, and was buried in Shamir.

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
He led Israel twenty-three years; then he died, and was buried in Shamir.

English Standard Version
And he judged Israel twenty-three years. Then he died and was buried at Shamir.

New American Standard Bible
He judged Israel twenty-three years. Then he died and was buried in Shamir.

King James Bible
And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Tola judged Israel 23 years and when he died, was buried in Shamir.

International Standard Version
He governed Israel for 23 years and then died. He was buried in Shamir.

American Standard Version
And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he judged Israel three and twenty years, and he died and was buried in Samir.

Darby Bible Translation
And he judged Israel twenty-three years. Then he died, and was buried at Shamir.

Young's Literal Translation
and he judgeth Israel twenty and three years, and he dieth, and is buried in Shamir.

Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

10:1-5 Quiet and peaceable reigns, though the best to live in, yield least variety of matter to be spoken of. Such were the days of Tola and Jair. They were humble, active, and useful men, rulers appointed of God.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

CHAPTER 10

Jud 10:1-5. Tola Judges Israel in Shamir.

1. after Abimelech there arose to defend Israel, Tola—that is, "to save." Deliverance was necessary as well from intestine usurpation as from foreign aggression.

the son of Puah—He was uncle to Abimelech by the father's side, and consequently brother of Gideon; yet the former was of the tribe of Issachar, while the latter was of Manasseh. They were, most probably, uterine brothers.

dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim—As a central place, he made it the seat of government.