Judges 10:1
After Abimelech's time, Tola, son of Puah, son of Dodo, from the tribe of Issachar, came on the scene to save Israel. He lived in the town of Shamir, in the hill country of Ephraim.
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2He led Israel as a judge for twenty-three years. Then he died and was buried in Shamir.
Cross References
Judges 2:16Then the Lord provided them with judges, who saved them from their invaders.
Judges 3:27When he got there, he blew a trumpet in the hill country of Ephraim, and the Israelites joined him. They went down from the hills, with Ehud leading them.
Matthew Henry on Judges 10:1
In this chapter we have, I. The peaceable times Israel enjoyed under the government of two judges, Tola and Jair, ver. 1-5 . II. The troublesome times that ensued. 1. Israel's sin that brought them into trouble, ver. 6 . 2. The trouble itself they were in, ver. 7-9 . III. Their repentance and humiliation for sin, their prayers and reformation, and the mercy they found with God thereupon, ver. 10-16 . IV. Preparation made for their deliverance out of the hand of their oppressors, ver. 17, 18 . Read the whole commentary →