Judges 12:14

And so it was, he had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy ass colts,—and he judged Israel eight years.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The 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.

In Context

13And there judged Israel, after him, Abdon son of Hillel, the Pirathonite.

15And Abdon son of Hillel, the Pirathonite died,—and was buried in Pirathon, in the land of Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.

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Cross References

Judges 5:10Ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit on carpets, and ye that walk upon the road, speak!

Matthew Henry on Judges 12:9-15

Jephthah's Successors. ( b. c. 1112.) 8 And after him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel. 9 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. 10 Then died Ibzan, and was buried at Bethlehem. 11 And after him Elon, a Zebulonite, judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years. 12 And Elon the Zebulonite died, and was buried in Aijalon in the country of Zebulun. 13 And after him Abdon the son of Hillel, a… Read the whole commentary →

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