^{1 Ref} And 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.

² And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir.

^{3 Ref} And after him arose Jair, the Gileadite; and he judged Israel twenty and two years.

^{4 Ref} And 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.

⁵ And Jair died, and was buried in Kamon.

^{6 Ref} And the children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and served the Baalim, and the Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Sidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines; and they forsook Jehovah, and served him not.

^{7 Ref} And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the children of Ammon.

^{8 Ref} And they vexed and oppressed the children of Israel that year: eighteen years `oppressed they' all the children of Israel that were beyond the Jordan in the land of the Amorites, which is in Gilead.

^{9 Ref} And the children of Ammon passed over the Jordan to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim; so that Israel was sore distressed.

^{10 Ref} And the children of Israel cried unto Jehovah, saying, We have sinned against thee, even because we have forsaken our God, and have served the Baalim.

^{11 Ref} And Jehovah said unto the children of Israel, `Did' not `I save you' from the Egyptians, and from the Amorites, from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines?

^{12 Ref} The Sidonians also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites, did oppress you; and ye cried unto me, and I saved you out of their hand.

^{13 Ref} Yet ye have forsaken me, and served other gods: wherefore I will save you no more.

^{14 Ref} Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them save you in the time of your distress.

^{15 Ref} And the children of Israel said unto Jehovah, We have sinned: do thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee; only deliver us, we pray thee, this day.

^{16 Ref} And they put away the foreign gods from among them, and served Jehovah; and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.

^{17 Ref} Then the children of Ammon were gathered together, and encamped in Gilead. And the children of Israel assembled themselves together, and encamped in Mizpah.

^{18 Ref} And the people, the princes of Gilead, said one to another, What man is he that will begin to fight against the children of Ammon? he shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.

^{1 Ref} Now after Abimelech, Tola, the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar, became the saviour of Israel; he was living in Shamir in the hill-country of Ephraim.

² He was judge over Israel for twenty-three years; and at his death his body was put to rest in the earth in Shamir.

^{3 Ref} And after him came Jair the Gileadite, who was judge over Israel for twenty-two years.

^{4 Ref} And he had thirty sons, who went on thirty young asses; and they had thirty towns in the land of Gilead, which are named Havvoth-Jair to this day.

⁵ And at the death of Jair his body was put to rest in the earth in Kamon.

^{6 Ref} And again the children of Israel did evil in the eyes of the Lord, worshipping the Baals and Astartes, and the gods of Aram and the gods of Zidon and the gods of Moab and the gods of the children of Ammon and the gods of the Philistines; they gave up the Lord and were servants to him no longer.

^{7 Ref} And the wrath of the Lord was burning against Israel, and he gave them up into the hands of the Philistines and into the hands of the children of Ammon.

^{8 Ref} And that year the children of Israel were crushed under their yoke; for eighteen years all the children of Israel on the other side of Jordan, in the land of the Amorites which is in Gilead, were cruelly crushed down.

^{9 Ref} And the children of Ammon went over Jordan, to make war against Judah and Benjamin and the house of Ephraim; and Israel was in great trouble.

^{10 Ref} Then the children of Israel, crying out to the Lord, said, Great is our sin against you, for we have given up our God and have been servants to the Baals.

^{11 Ref} And the Lord said to the children of Israel, Were not the Egyptians and the Amorites and the children of Ammon and the Philistines

^{12 Ref} And the Zidonians and Amalek and Midian crushing you down, and in answer to your cry did I not give you salvation from their hands?

^{13 Ref} But, for all this, you have given me up and have been servants to other gods: so I will be your saviour no longer.

^{14 Ref} Go, send up your cry for help to the gods of your selection; let them be your saviours in the time of your trouble.

^{15 Ref} And the children of Israel said to the Lord, We are sinners; do to us whatever seems good to you: only give us salvation this day.

^{16 Ref} So they put away the strange gods from among them, and became the Lord's servants; and his soul was angry because of the sorrows of Israel.

^{17 Ref} Then the children of Ammon came together and put their army in position in Gilead. And the children of Israel came together and put their army in position in Mizpah.

^{18 Ref} And the people of Israel said to one another, Who will be the first to make an attack on the children of Ammon? We will make him head over all Gilead.