Judges Chapter 10

Judges Chapter 10
1 After Abimelech there arose to defend
Israel, Tola, the son of Puah, the son of
Dodo, a man of Issachar, which dwelt in
Shamir in mount Ephraim. 2 And he
judged Israel three and twenty year and
died, and was buried in Shamir.
3 And after him arose Jair a Gileadite,
and judged Israel two and twenty year. 4
And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty
ass colts, and they had thirty cities,
which are called Havoth-Jair unto this
day, and are in the land of Gilead.
5 And Jair died, and was buried in
Camon.
6 And the children of Israel wrought
wickedness again in the sight of the
Lord, and served Baalim and Ashtaroth,
and the gods of Aram [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. 7
Therefore the wrath of the Lord was
kindled against Israel, and he sold them
into the hands of the Philistines, and into
the hands of the children of Ammon: 8
Who from that year vexed and oppressed
the children of Israel eighteen years,
even all the children of Israel that were
beyond Jordan, in the land of the
Amorites, which is in Gilead.
9 Moreover, the children of Ammon
went over Jordan to fight against Judah,
and against Benjamin, and against the
house of Ephraim: so that Israel was
sore tormented.
10 Then the children of Israel cried unto
the Lord, saying, We have sinned against
thee, even because we have forsaken our
own God, and have served Baalim.
11 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?
12 The Zidonians also, and the
Amalekites, and the Maonites did
oppress you, and ye cried to me and I
saved you out of their hands.
13 Yet ye have forsaken me, and served
other gods: wherefore I will deliver you
no more.
14 Go, and cry unto the gods which ye
have chosen: let them save you in the
time of your tribulation.
15 And the children of Israel said unto
the Lord, We have sinned: do thou unto
us whatsoever please thee: only we pray
thee to deliver us this day. 16 Then they
put away the strange gods from among
them and served the Lord: and his soul
was grieved for the misery of Israel.
17 Then the children of Ammon gathered
themselves together, and pitched in
Gilead: and the children of Israel
assembled themselves, and pitched in
Mizpeh.
18 And the people and princes of Gilead
said one to another, Whosoever will
begin the battle against the children of
Ammon, the same shall be head over all
the inhabitants of Gilead.