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Judges 10

About Judges Judges describes a repeating cycle in Israel: turning from God, oppression, crying out, and rescue by a judge.

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.SelectedJudges 10:1Ask

And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir.SelectedJudges 10:2Ask

And after him arose Jair, a Gileadite, and judged Israel twenty and two years.SelectedJudges 10:3Ask

And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havothjair unto this day, which are in the land of Gilead.SelectedJudges 10:4Ask

And Jair died, and was buried in Camon.SelectedJudges 10:5Ask

And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines, and forsook the LORD, and served not him.SelectedJudges 10:6Ask

And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hands of the Philistines, and into the hands of the children of Ammon.SelectedJudges 10:7Ask

And that year they vexed and oppressed the children of Israel: eighteen years, all the children of Israel that were on the other side Jordan in the land of the Amorites, which is in Gilead.SelectedJudges 10:8Ask

Moreover the children of Ammon passed over Jordan to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim; so that Israel was sore distressed.SelectedJudges 10:9Ask

And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, saying, We have sinned against thee, both because we have forsaken our God, and also served Baalim.SelectedJudges 10:10Ask

And the LORD said unto the children of Israel, Did not I deliver you from the Egyptians, and from the Amorites, from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines?SelectedJudges 10:11Ask

The Zidonians also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites, did oppress you; and ye cried to me, and I delivered you out of their hand.SelectedJudges 10:12Ask

Yet ye have forsaken me, and served other gods: wherefore I will deliver you no more.SelectedJudges 10:13Ask

Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation.SelectedJudges 10:14Ask

And the children of Israel said unto the LORD, We have sinned: do thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee; deliver us only, we pray thee, this day.SelectedJudges 10:15Ask

And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the LORD: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.SelectedJudges 10:16Ask

Then the children of Ammon were gathered together, and encamped in Gilead. And the children of Israel assembled themselves together, and encamped in Mizpeh.SelectedJudges 10:17Ask

And the people and princes of Gilead said one to another, What man is he that will begin to fight against the children of Ammon? he shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.SelectedJudges 10:18Ask

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