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Judges 10:2

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Tola judged Israel twenty-three years, and when he died, he was buried in Shamir.

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 2

In this chapter we have, I. The peaceable times Israel enjoyed under the government of two judges, Tola and Jair (Jdg 10:1-5). II. The troublesome times that ensued. 1. Israel's sin that brought them into trouble (Jdg 10:6). 2. The trouble itself they were in (Jdg 10:7-9). III. Their repentance and humiliation for sin, their prayers and reformation, and the mercy they found with God thereupon (Jdg 10:10-16). IV. Preparation made for their deliverance out of the hand of their oppressors (Jdg 10:17, Jdg 10:18).

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Strong's Concordancev. 2

שָׁפַט (shâphaṭ, H8199) — to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or… יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisrâʼêl, H3478) — Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity עֶשְׂרִים (ʻesrîym, H6242) — twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth שָׁלוֹשׁ (shâlôwsh, H7969) — three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice שָׁנֶה (shâneh, H8141) — a year (as a revolution of time) מוּת (mûwth, H4191) — to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill קָבַר (qâbar, H6912) — to inter שָׁמִיר (Shâmîyr, H8069) — Shamir, the name of two places in Palestine

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