1 After Abimelech, a leader rose up in Israel, Tola, the son of Puah, the paternal uncle of Abimelech, a man of Issachar, who lived in Shamir on mount Ephraim.
2 And he judged Israel for twenty-three years, and he died and was buried at Shamir.
3 After him succeeded Jair, a Gileadite, who judged Israel for twenty-two years,
4 having thirty sons sitting upon thirty young donkeys, and who were leaders of thirty cities, which from his name were called Havvoth Jair, that is, the towns of Jair, even to the present day, in the land of Gilead.
5 And Jair died, and he was buried in the place which is called Kamon.
6 But the sons of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, joining new sins to old, and they served idols, the Baals and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria and Sidon, and of Moab and the sons of Ammon, and the Philistines. And they abandoned the Lord, and they did not worship him.
7 And the Lord, becoming angry against them, delivered them into the hands of the Philistines and the sons of Ammon.
8 And they were afflicted and vehemently oppressed for eighteen years, all who were living beyond the Jordan in the land of the Amorite, which is in Gilead,
9 to such a great extent that the sons of Ammon, crossing over the Jordan, laid waste to Judah and Benjamin and Ephraim. And Israel was exceedingly afflicted.
10 And crying out to the Lord, they said: “We have sinned against you. For we have forsaken the Lord our God, and we have served the Baals.”
11 And the Lord said to them: “Did not the Egyptians, and the Amorites, and the sons of Ammon, and the Philistines,
12 and also the Sidonians, and Amalek, and Canaan, oppress you, and so you cried out to me, and I rescued you from their hand?
13 And yet you have forsaken me, and you have worshipped foreign gods. For this reason, I will not continue to free you any more.
14 Go, and call upon the gods whom you have chosen. Let them free you in the time of anguish.”
15 And the sons of Israel said to the Lord: “We have sinned. You may repay us in whatever way pleases you. Yet free us now.”
16 And saying these things, they cast out all the idols of the foreign gods from their regions, and they served the Lord God. And he was touched by their miseries.
17 And then the sons of Ammon, shouting out together, pitched their tents in Gilead. And the sons of Israel gathered together against them, and they made camp at Mizpah.
18 And the leaders of Gilead said to one another, “Whoever among us will be the first to begin to contend against the sons of Ammon, he shall be the leader of the people of Gilead.”
Versículos relacionados com Judges, 10:
Judges 10 tells the story of the judges tola and Jair, who led Israel for a total of 45 years after the death of Jephthah. However, the Israelites again move away from God and begin to worship foreign idols, which leads to oppression by the Ammonites. They finally cry out to God for help and repent of their idolatry, leading God to raise Jephthah to lead them to victory. Here are five verses related to the topics addressed in Judges 10, excluding verses from the chapter itself:
Psalm 106:36-37: "They served their idols, who became a bond for them. They sacrificed their children and their daughters to demons." This verse talks about idolatry and how it can be harmful to people. The Israelites in judges 10 deviated from God and began to worship foreign idols, leading to oppression by the Ammonites.
Isaiah 45:7: "I raise the light and create darkness, promote peace and a disgrace; I, the Lord, do all these things." This verse talks about God's sovereignty about all things, including the misfortune that can come over people. The Israelites in Judges 10 were oppressed by the Ammonites because of their idolatry, but they cried out to God for help, and God raised Jephthah to lead them to victory.
Romans 12:21: "Do not be overcome by evil, but they overcome evil with good." This verse talks about the importance of resisting evil and overcoming it with good. Jephthah in judges 10 led Israel to victory against the Ammonites and showed that it is possible to overcome evil with good.
Hebrews 11:32-34: "And what else do I say? I have no time to talk about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jepht, David, Samuel, and the prophets, who by faith conquered kingdoms, practiced justice, obtained the fulfillment of promises. They closed the mouth of lions, erased the force of fire, and escaped from the wire of the sword; from weakness they took strength, became powerful in battle, and put on foreign armies. " This verse talks about the faith of the Old Testament heroes who were able to conquer kingdoms and escape foreign armies. Jephthah in judges 10 is listed along with other heroes of faith for his conquest over the Ammonites.
Revelation 3:19: "To all whom I love, rebuke and discipline. So be diligent and repent." This verse talks about how God disciplines those whom He loves and how important it is to regret.
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