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Judges 12:10

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does Judges 12:10 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And Ibzan died, and was buried at Beth-lehem.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And Ibzan died, and was buried at Beth-lehem.
Judges 12:10 — American Standard Version

Context — Judges 12

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
7And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then died Jephthah the Gileadite, and was buried in [one of] the cities of Gilead.
8And after him Ibzan of Beth-lehem judged Israel.
9And he had thirty sons; and thirty daughters he sent abroad, and thirty daughters he brought in from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.
10And Ibzan died, and was buried at Beth-lehem.
11And after him Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years.
12And Elon the Zebulunite died, and was buried in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun.
13And after him Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite judged Israel.
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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
“Then died Ibzan, and was buried in Bethlehem.] He died at the end of his seven years of government, and was buried in his native place; nothing memorable having happened during his being judge; this is all that is recorded of him.”
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