^12:8After him Ibzan of Bethlehem²² led²³ Israel. ^12:9He had thirty sons. He arranged for thirty of his daughters to be married outside his extended family,²⁴ and he arranged for thirty young women to be brought from outside as wives for his sons.²⁵ Ibzan²⁶ led²⁷ Israel for seven years; ^12:10then he²⁸ died and was buried in Bethlehem.

^12:11After him Elon the Zebulunite led²⁹ Israel for ten years.³⁰^12:12Then Elon the Zebulunite died and was buried in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun.

^12:13After him Abdon son of Hillel the Pirathonite led³¹ Israel. ^12:14He had forty sons and thirty grandsons who rode on seventy donkeys. He led Israel for eight years.

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Footnotes

19 Traditionally, “judged.”
20 Heb “Jephthah the Gileadite.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.
21 The Hebrew text has “in the cities of Gilead.” The present translation has support from some ancient Greek textual witnesses.
22 For location see ; ; ; .
23 Traditionally, “judged.”
24 Heb “thirty daughters he sent off outside.” Another option is to translate, “He arranged for his thirty daughters …” It is not clear if he had more than the “thirty daughters” mentioned in the text.
25 Heb “and thirty daughters he brought for his sons from the outside.”
26 Heb “He”; the referent (Ibzan) has been specified in the translation for clarity and for English stylistic reasons.
27 Traditionally, “judged.”
28 Heb “Ibzan.” The pronoun “he” is used in the translation in keeping with English style, which tends to use a proper name first in a sentence followed by a pronoun rather than vice versa.
29 Traditionally, “judged.”
30 Heb “… led Israel. He led Israel for ten years.”
31 Traditionally, “judged.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died and was buried in his city in Gilead.

After him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel. He had thirty sons, and thirty daughters he gave in marriage outside his clan, and thirty daughters he brought in from outside for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years. Then Ibzan died and was buried at Bethlehem.

After him Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel, and he judged Israel ten years. Then Elon the Zebulunite died and was buried at Aijalon in the land of Zebulun.

After him Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite judged Israel. He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy donkeys, and he judged Israel eight years.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Jephthah led Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died and was buried in a town in Gilead.

After him, Ibzan of Bethlehem led Israel. He had thirty sons and thirty daughters. He gave his daughters away in marriage to those outside his clan, and for his sons he brought in thirty young women as wives from outside his clan. Ibzan led Israel seven years. Then Ibzan died and was buried in Bethlehem.

After him, Elon the Zebulunite led Israel ten years. Then Elon died and was buried in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun.

After him, Abdon son of Hillel, from Pirathon, led Israel. He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy donkeys. He led Israel eight years.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Jephthah judged Israel six years, and when he died, he was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.

Ibzan, who was from Bethlehem, judged Israel after Jephthah and had thirty sons. He gave his thirty daughters in marriage to men outside the tribe and brought back thirty wives for his sons from outside the tribe. Ibzan judged Israel seven years, and when he died, he was buried in Bethlehem.

Elon, who was from Zebulun, judged Israel after Ibzan. He judged Israel ten years, and when he died, he was buried in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun.

After Elon, Abdon son of Hillel, who was from Pirathon, judged Israel. He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy donkeys. Abdon judged Israel eight years,

NLTNew Living Translation

Jephthah judged Israel for six years. When he died, he was buried in one of the towns of Gilead.

After Jephthah died, Ibzan from Bethlehem judged Israel. He had thirty sons and thirty daughters. He sent his daughters to marry men outside his clan, and he brought in thirty young women from outside his clan to marry his sons. Ibzan judged Israel for seven years. When he died, he was buried at Bethlehem.

After Ibzan died, Elon from the tribe of Zebulun judged Israel for ten years. When he died, he was buried at Aijalon in Zebulun.

After Elon died, Abdon son of Hillel, from Pirathon, judged Israel. He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy donkeys. He judged Israel for eight years.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died, and he was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.

After him Ibzan from Bethlehem judged Israel. He had thirty sons. He gave his thirty daughters away in marriage outside his clan and brought in from outside thirty young women for his sons. He judged Israel for seven years. Then Ibzan died and was buried in Bethlehem.

After him Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel, and he judged Israel ten years. Then Elon the Zebulunite died and was buried in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun.

After him Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite judged Israel. He had forty sons and thirty grandsons that rode on seventy male donkeys. He judged Israel for eight years.

KJV 1900King James Version

And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then died Jephthah the Gileadite, and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.

And after him Ibzan of Beth-lehem judged Israel. 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. Then died Ibzan, and was buried at Beth-lehem.

And after him Elon, a Zebulonite, judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years. And Elon the Zebulonite died, and was buried in Aijalon in the country of Zebulun.

And after him Abdon the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel. And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years.

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