The Book of Judges

Jdg 10:1 And after A-bim´-e-lech there arose to defend Israel To´-la the son of Pu´-ah, the son of Dodo, a man of Is´-sa-char; and he dwelt in Sha´mir in mount E´-phra-im.

Jdg 10:2 And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Sha´-mir.

Jdg 10:3 And after him arose Ja´-ir, a Gil´-e-ad-ite, and judged Israel twenty and two years.

Jdg 10:4 And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Ha´-voth–ja´-ir unto this day, which are in the land of Gil´-e-ad.

Jdg 10:5 And Ja´-ir died, and was buried in Ca´-mon.

Jdg 10:6 And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord, and served Ba´-al-im, and Ash´-ta-roth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Zi´-don, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Phi-lis´-tines, and forsook the Lord, and served not Him.

Jdg 10:7 And the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel, and He sold them into the hands of the Phi-lis´-tines, and into the hands of the children of Ammon.

Jdg 10:8 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 Am´-or-ites, which is in Gil´-e-ad.

Jdg 10:9 Moreover the children of Ammon passed over Jordan to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of E´-phra-im; so that Israel was sore distressed.

Jdg 10:10 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 Ba´-al-im.

Jdg 10:11 And the Lord said unto the children of Israel, Did not I deliver you from the Egyptians, and from the Am´-or-ites, from the children of Ammon, and from the Phi-lis´-tines?

Jdg 10:12 The Zi-do´-ni-ans also, and the Am´-a-lek-ites, and the Ma´-on-ites, did oppress you; and ye cried to Me, and I delivered you out of their hand

Jdg 10:13 Yet ye have forsaken Me, and served other gods: wherefore I will deliver you no more.

Jdg 10:14 Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation.

Jdg 10:15 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.

Jdg 10:16 And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the Lord: and His soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.

Jdg 10:17 Then the children of Ammon were gathered together, and encamped in Gil´-e-ad. And the children of Israel assembled themselves together, and encamped in Miz´-peh.

Jdg 10:18 And the people and princes of Gil´-e-ad 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 Gil´-e-ad.