Judges 12:7-15

Contemporary English Version

⁷ Jephthah was a leader^[a] of Israel for six years, before he died and was buried in his hometown Mizpah^[b] in Gilead.

Ibzan

⁸ Ibzan, the next leader^[c] of Israel, came from Bethlehem. ⁹ He had 30 daughters and 30 sons, and he let them all marry outside his clan.

Ibzan was a leader for seven years, ¹⁰ before he died and was buried in Bethlehem.

Elon

¹¹ Elon from the Zebulun tribe was the next leader^[d] of Israel. He was a leader for ten years, ¹² before he died and was buried in Aijalon that belonged to the Zebulun tribe.

Abdon

^13-15 Abdon the son of Hillel was the next leader^[e] of Israel. He had 40 sons and 30 grandsons, and each one of them had his own donkey.^[f] Abdon was a leader for eight years, before he died and was buried in his hometown of Pirathon, which is located in the part of the hill country of Ephraim where Amalekites used to live.