10A man from the tribe of Issachar, Puah's son Tola, grandson of Dodo, arose to save Israel. He lived in Shamir, in the mountainous region of Ephraim.H310H40H6965H3467H3478H8439H1121H6312H1121H1734H376H3485H3427H8069H2022H6692He governed Israel for 23 years and then died. He was buried in Shamir.H8199H3478H6242H7969H8141H4191H6912H8069
Jair, Israel’s Seventh Judge
3After him, Jair the Gileadite arose and governed Israel for 22 years.H310H6965H2971H1569H8199H3478H6242H8147H81414His 30 sons rode on 30 donkeys, controlling 30 cities in the territory of Gilead named Havvoth-jair to this day.H7970H1121H7392H7970H5895H7970H5892H7121H2334H3117H776H15685Jair died and was buried in Kamon.H2971H4191H6912H7056
Israel Descends into Apostasy
6Later on, the Israelites again practiced what the Lord considered to be evil by serving the Baals, the stars, the gods of Aram, the gods of Sidon, the gods of Moab, the gods of the descendants of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines. In doing so, they ignored the Lord and wouldn't serve him.H1121H3478H6213H7451H3254H5869H3068H5647H1168H6252H430H758H430H6721H430H4124H430H1121H5983H430H6430H5800H3068H56477In his burning anger against Israel, he sold them into domination by the Philistines and the Ammonites,H639H3068H2734H3478H4376H3027H6430H3027H1121H59838who trampled and troubled the Israelites during that year - eighteen years for the Israelites who lived east of the Jordan River in Gilead, the land occupied by the Amorites.H8141H7492H7533H1121H3478H8083H6240H8141H1121H3478H5676H3383H776H567H15689The Ammonites crossed the Jordan River to fight against the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, and the house of Ephraim. As a result, Israel was deeply distressed.H1121H5983H5674H3383H3898H3063H1144H1004H669H3478H3966H333410Then the Israelites cried out to the Lord and told him, "We have sinned against you because we have abandoned our God to serve the Baals."H1121H3478H2199H3068H559H2398H5800H430H5647H116811The Lord replied to the Israelites, "Aren't you away from the Egyptians, the Amorites, the Ammonites, and the Philistines?H3068H559H1121H3478H4714H567H1121H5983H643012And when the Sidonians, the Amalekites, and the Maonites harassed you, you cried out to me, and I delivered you from under their domination.H6722H6002H4584H3905H6817H3467H302713But you have abandoned me and served other gods. Therefore I will no longer be delivering you.H5800H5647H312H430H3467H325414Go and cry out to the gods that you have chosen for yourselves. Let them deliver you in your time of trouble."H3212H2199H430H977H1992H3467H6256H686915The Israelites replied to the Lord, "We have sinned, so do to us anything that's right to do in your opinion, just please deliver us right now."H1121H3478H559H3068H2398H6213H5869H2896H5337H311716When they put away their foreign gods and served the Lord, he brought Israel's misery to an end.H5493H5236H430H7130H5647H3068H5315H7114H5999H347817The Ammonites were summoned and they encamped in Gilead. The Israelites assembled together and encamped in Mizpah.H1121H5983H6817H2583H1568H1121H3478H622H2583H470918The people and Gilead's officials inquired among themselves, "Who will begin our attack against the Ammonites?He'll become head over everyone who lives in Gilead."H5971H8269H1568H559H376H7453H376H2490H3898H1121H5983H7218H3427H1568