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Judges 10:2

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What does Judges 10:2 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir.
Judges 10:2 — American Standard Version

Context — Judges 10

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
1And after Abimelech there arose to save Israel Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar; and he dwelt in Shamir in the hill-country of Ephraim.
2And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir.
3And after him arose Jair, the Gileadite; and he judged Israel twenty and two years.
4And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havvoth-jair unto this day, which are in the land of Gilead.
5And Jair died, and was buried in Kamon.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And he judged Israel twenty three years, and died, etc.] He did not take upon him to be king, as Abimelech did, but acted as a judge, in which office he continued twenty three years, and faithfully discharged it, and died in honour: and was buried in Shamir; the place where he executed his office. It is said f216 , that in the first year of Tola, the son of Puah, Priamus reigned in Troy.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Jair the Gileadite was probably the same person as is named in Numbers 32:41; Deuteronomy 3:14, as having given the name of “Havoth-jair” to certain villages in Bashan. return to 'Top of Page'”
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