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He judged Israel twenty-three years. Then he died and was buried in Shamir.

The Seventh Judge: Jair

After him Jair from Gilead arose. He judged Israel twenty-two years. He had thirty sons, who rode thirty donkeys, and he also had thirty villages in the land of Gilead. People call them the Villages of Jair to this very day.

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He led[a] Israel twenty-three years; then he died, and was buried in Shamir.

Jair

He was followed by Jair(A) of Gilead, who led Israel twenty-two years. He had thirty sons, who rode thirty donkeys.(B) They controlled thirty towns in Gilead, which to this day are called Havvoth Jair.[b](C)

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 10:2 Traditionally judged; also in verse 3
  2. Judges 10:4 Or called the settlements of Jair