Judges 10:1
And after Abimelech there arose to defend Israel Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar; and he dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim.
King James Version
In Context
2And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir.
Cross References
Judges 2:16Nevertheless the LORD raised up judges, which delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them.
Judges 3:27And it came to pass, when he was come, that he blew a trumpet in the mountain of Ephraim, and the children of Israel went down with him from the mount, and he before 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 →