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Jair the Gileadite rose up after him; he led Israel for twenty-two years. He had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys and possessed thirty cities. To this day these towns are called Havvoth Jair[a]—they are in the land of Gilead.[b] Jair died and was buried in Kamon.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 10:4 sn The name Habboth Jair means “tent villages of Jair” in Hebrew.
  2. Judges 10:4 tn Heb “they call them Havvoth Jair to this day—which are in the land of Gilead.”

Jair, Israel’s Seventh Judge

After him, Jair the Gileadite arose and governed Israel for 22 years. His 30 sons rode on 30 donkeys, controlling 30 cities in the territory of Gilead named Havvoth-jair[a] to this day. Jair died and was buried in Kamon.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 10:4 The Heb. name Havvoth-jair means Jair’s Villages