10After Abimelech, Tola son of Puah, son of Dodo [became judge] and began to deliver Israel. He was from Issachar and lived in Shamir in the hill country of Ephraim.H310H40H6965H3467H3478H8439H1121H6312H1121H1734H376H3485H3427H8069H2022H6692Tola judged Israel 23 years, and when he died, was buried in Shamir.H8199H3478H6242H7969H8141H4191H6912H80693After him came Jair the Gileadite, who judged Israel 22 years.H310H6965H2971H1569H8199H3478H6242H8147H81414He had 30 sons who rode on 30 young donkeys. They had 30 towns in Gilead, which are called Jair's Villages to this day.H7970H1121H7392H7970H5895H7970H5892H7121H2334H3117H776H15685When Jair died, he was buried in Kamon.H2971H4191H6912H7056
Israel’s Rebellion and Repentance
6Then the Israelites again did what was evil in the sight of the LORD. They worshiped the Baals and the Ashtoreths, the gods of Aram, Sidon, and Moab, and the gods of the Ammonites and the Philistines. They abandoned the LORD and did not worship Him.H1121H3478H6213H7451H3254H5869H3068H5647H1168H6252H430H758H430H6721H430H4124H430H1121H5983H430H6430H5800H3068H56477So the LORD's anger burned against Israel, and He sold them to the Philistines and the Ammonites.H639H3068H2734H3478H4376H3027H6430H3027H1121H59838They shattered and crushed the Israelites that year, and for 18 years [they did the same to] all the Israelites who were on the other side of the Jordan in the land of the Amorites in Gilead.H8141H7492H7533H1121H3478H8083H6240H8141H1121H3478H5676H3383H776H567H15689The Ammonites also crossed the Jordan to fight against Judah, Benjamin, and the house of Ephraim. Israel was greatly oppressed,H1121H5983H5674H3383H3898H3063H1144H1004H669H3478H3966H333410so they cried out to the LORD, saying, "We have sinned against You. We have abandoned our God and worshiped the Baals."H1121H3478H2199H3068H559H2398H5800H430H5647H116811The LORD said to the Israelites, "When the Egyptians, Amorites, Ammonites, Philistines,H3068H559H1121H3478H4714H567H1121H5983H643012Sidonians, Amalekites, and Maonites oppressed you, and you cried out to Me, did I not deliver you from their power?H6722H6002H4584H3905H6817H3467H302713But you have abandoned Me and worshiped other gods. Therefore, I will not deliver you again.H5800H5647H312H430H3467H325414Go and cry out to the gods you have chosen. Let them deliver you in the time of your oppression."H3212H2199H430H977H1992H3467H6256H686915But the Israelites said, "We have sinned. Deal with us as You see fit; only deliver us today!"H1121H3478H559H3068H2398H6213H5869H2896H5337H311716So they got rid of the foreign gods among them and worshiped the LORD, but He became weary of Israel's misery.H5493H5236H430H7130H5647H3068H5315H7114H5999H347817The Ammonites were called together, and they camped in Gilead. So the Israelites assembled and camped at Mizpah.H1121H5983H6817H2583H1568H1121H3478H622H2583H470918The rulers of Gilead said to one another, "Which man will lead the fight against the Ammonites? He will be the leader of all the inhabitants of Gilead."H5971H8269H1568H559H376H7453H376H2490H3898H1121H5983H7218H3427H1568