Judges 10
1AND after Abimelech, there arose to defend Israel, Thola, son of Phuah, the son of his father’s brother, a man of Issachar, and he dwelt at Samir on mount Ephraim.
2And when he had judged Israel twenty-three years, he died, and was buried at Samir.
3And after him arose Jair, the Galaadite, and he judged Israel twenty-two years.
4Now he had thirty-two sons, who rode on thirty-two ass-colts, and they had thirty-two cities, which are called The folds of Jair to this day, in the land of Galaad.
5And Jair died, and was buried at Ramnon.
6And the children of Israel proceeded again to do evil in the sight of the Lord, and served the Baals, and the Astartes, and the gods of Aram, and the gods of Sidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines, and forsook the Lord, and did not serve him.
7Whereupon the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of the Philistines, and into the hand of the children of Ammon,
8and they afflicted, and oppressed the children of Israel, at that time eighteen years, even all the children of Israel who were on the border of the Jordan, in the land of the Amorites, in Galaad.
9Moreover the children of Ammon crossed the Jordan to fight against Juda, and Benjamin, and against Ephraim, so that the Israelites were grievously oppressed.
10And when the children of Israel cried to the Lord, and said, We have sinned against Thee, because we have forsaken God, and served Baals,
11the Lord said to the Israelites, Did I not deliver you out of Egypt, and from the Amorites and the Ammonites, and the Philistines,
12and the Sidonians, and Amalek, and Madiam, who afflicted you? When you cried to Me, I saved you out of their hands.
13But you have forsaken Me, and served other gods, therefore I will deliver you no more.
14Go and cry to the gods which you have chosen for yourselves, and let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation.
15And the children of Israel said to the Lord, We have sinned. Do Thou Thyself to us, whatever seemeth good in Thine eyes, but deliver us this time.
16And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the Lord alone. Whereupon His heart relented at the distress of Israel.
17Now the children of Ammon had gone up, and encamped in Galaad; and the children of Israel assembled and encamped at the watch tower.
18And the people, the chiefs of Galaad, said to one another, Whoever will undertake to fight the children of Ammon, he shall be ruler over all the inhabitants of Galaad.