Add parallel Print Page Options

Abdon, the Judge

13 After Elon died, a man named Abdon son of Hillel was a judge for the Israelites. Abdon was from the city of Pirathon. 14 Abdon had 40 sons and 30 grandsons. They rode on 70 donkeys.[a] Abdon was a judge for the Israelites for eight years. 15 Then Abdon son of Hillel died and was buried in the city of Pirathon. Pirathon is in the land of Ephraim in the hill country where the Amalekites lived.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Judges 12:14 They rode on 70 donkeys This showed that they were important leaders, possibly mayors of their towns.

13 After him, Abdon son of Hillel, from Pirathon,(A) led Israel. 14 He had forty sons and thirty grandsons,(B) who rode on seventy donkeys.(C) He led Israel eight years. 15 Then Abdon son of Hillel died and was buried at Pirathon in Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.(D)

Read full chapter