Judges 12:9,14 - Compare All Versions
Judges 12:9 NIV (New International Version)
He had thirty sons and thirty daughters. He gave his daughters away in marriage to those outside his clan, and for his sons he brought in thirty young women as wives from outside his clan. Ibzan led Israel seven years.
Judges 12:14 NIV (New International Version)
He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy donkeys. He led Israel eight years.
Judges 12:9 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
He had thirty sons, and thirty daughters he gave in marriage outside his clan, and thirty daughters he brought in from outside for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.
Judges 12:14 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy donkeys, and he judged Israel eight years.
Judges 12:9 NLT (New Living Translation)
He had thirty sons and thirty daughters. He sent his daughters to marry men outside his clan, and he brought in thirty young women from outside his clan to marry his sons. Ibzan judged Israel for seven years.
Judges 12:14 NLT (New Living Translation)
He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy donkeys. He judged Israel for eight years.
Judges 12:9 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
and had thirty sons. He gave his thirty daughters in marriage to men outside the tribe and brought back thirty wives for his sons from outside the tribe. Ibzan judged Israel seven years
Judges 12:14 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy donkeys. Abdon judged Israel eight years
Judges 12:9 KJV (King James Version)
And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.
Judges 12:14 KJV (King James Version)
And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years.
Judges 12:9 NKJV (New King James Version)
He had thirty sons. And he gave away thirty daughters in marriage, and brought in thirty daughters from elsewhere for his sons. He judged Israel seven years.
Judges 12:14 NKJV (New King James Version)
He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy young donkeys. He judged Israel eight years.
Judges 12:8-9 MSG (The Message)
After him, Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel. He had thirty sons and thirty daughters. He gave his daughters in marriage outside his clan and brought in thirty daughters-in-law from the outside for his sons.
Judges 12:13-15 MSG (The Message)
After him, Abdon son of Hillel the Pirathonite judged Israel. He had forty sons and thirty grandsons who rode on seventy donkeys. He judged Israel eight years. Abdon son of Hillel the Pirathonite died and was buried at Pirathon in the land of Ephraim in the Amalekite hill country.
Judges 12:9 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
He had thirty sons, and thirty daughters whom he gave in marriage outside the family, and he brought in thirty daughters from outside for his sons. And he judged Israel for seven years.
Judges 12:14 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
He had forty sons and thirty grandsons who rode on seventy donkeys; and he judged Israel for eight years.
Judges 12:9 AMP (Amplified Bible)
He had thirty sons, and thirty daughters whom he gave in marriage outside the family, and he brought in thirty daughters [-in-law] from outside for his sons. He judged Israel for seven years.
Judges 12:14 AMP (Amplified Bible)
He had forty sons and thirty grandsons who rode on seventy donkeys; and he judged Israel for eight years.
Judges 12:9 NET (New English Translation)
He had thirty sons. He arranged for thirty of his daughters to be married outside his extended family, and he arranged for thirty young women to be brought from outside as wives for his sons. Ibzan led Israel for seven years
Judges 12:14 NET (New English Translation)
He had forty sons and thirty grandsons who rode on seventy donkeys. He led Israel for eight years.