After him arose Jair the Gileadite, who judged Israel twenty-two years. And he had thirty sons who (A)rode on thirty donkeys, and they had thirty cities, called Havvoth-jair to this day, (B)which are in the land of Gilead. And Jair died and was buried in Kamon.

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Jair Becomes Israel’s Judge

After Tola died, Jair from Gilead judged Israel for twenty-two years. His thirty sons rode around on thirty donkeys, and they owned thirty towns in the land of Gilead, which are still called the Towns of Jair.[a] When Jair died, he was buried in Kamon.

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Footnotes

  1. 10:4 Hebrew Havvoth-jair.