Judges 12:9

And so it was, he had thirty sons, and, thirty daughters, sent he abroad, while, thirty daughters, brought he from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The 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.

In Context

8And there judged Israel, after him, Ibzan of Bethlehem.

10And Ibzan died, and was buried in Bethlehem.

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Cross References

Judges 10:4Now he had thirty sons, that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had, thirty cities,—they are called Havvoth-jair, until this day, which are in the land of Gilead.

Psalms 127:3Lo! an inheritance from Yahweh, are children, A reward, the fruit of the womb:

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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