Judges 10
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Tola, the Judge
1After Abimelech died, another judge came to save the people of Israel. He was Tola son of Puah. (Puah was the son of Dodo.) Tola was from the people of Issachar. He lived in the city of Shamir in the mountains of Ephraim. 2Tola was a judge for Israel for 23 years. Then he died and was buried in Shamir.
Jair, the Judge
3After Tola died, Jair became judge. He lived in the region of Gilead. He was a judge for Israel for 22 years. 4Jair had 30 sons, who rode 30 donkeys. These 30 sons controlled 30 towns in Gilead. These towns are called the Towns of Jair to this day. 5Jair died and was buried in the city of Kamon.
The Ammonites Trouble Israel
6Again the Israelites did what the Lord said was wrong. They worshiped the Baal and Ashtoreth idols. They also worshiped the gods of the peoples of Aram, Sidon, Moab and Ammon. And they worshiped the gods of the Philistines. The Israelites left the Lord and stopped serving him. 7So the Lord became angry with them. He allowed the Philistines and the Ammonites to defeat them. 8In the same year those people destroyed the Israelites who lived east of the Jordan River. This is in the region of Gilead, where the Amorites lived. The Israelites suffered for 18 years. 9The Ammonites then crossed the Jordan River to fight the people of Judah, Benjamin and Ephraim. The Ammonites caused much trouble to the people of Israel. 10So the Israelites cried out to the Lord, “We have sinned against you. We left our God and worshiped the Baal idols.”
11The Lord answered the Israelites, “You cried to me when the Egyptians, the Amorites, the Ammonites and the Philistines hurt you. I saved you from these people. 12You cried to me when the Sidonians, Amalekites and Maonites hurt you. I also saved you from those people. 13But you have left me. You have worshiped other gods. So I refuse to save you again! 14You have chosen those gods. So go call to them for help. Let them save you when you are in trouble!”
15But the people of Israel said to the Lord, “We have sinned. Do to us whatever you want, but please save us today!” 16Then the Israelites threw away the foreign gods among them. And they worshiped the Lord again. So he felt sorry for them when he saw their suffering.
17The Ammonite people gathered for war and camped in Gilead. The Israelites gathered and camped at Mizpah. 18The leaders of the people of Gilead said, “Who will lead us to attack the people of Ammon? He will become the head of all those who live in Gilead.”
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