Jephthah judged Israel six years, and when he died, he was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.[a]

Ibzan, Elon, and Abdon

Ibzan, who was from Bethlehem,(A) judged Israel after Jephthah and had thirty sons. He gave his thirty daughters in marriage to men outside the tribe and brought back thirty wives for his sons from outside the tribe. Ibzan judged Israel seven years,

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Footnotes

  1. 12:7 LXX reads in his city in Gilead

Jephthah led[a] Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died and was buried in a town in Gilead.

Ibzan, Elon and Abdon

After him, Ibzan of Bethlehem(A) led Israel. He had thirty sons and thirty daughters. He gave his daughters away in marriage to those outside his clan, and for his sons he brought in thirty young women as wives from outside his clan. Ibzan led Israel seven years.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 12:7 Traditionally judged; also in verses 8-14