After Abimelech, Tola, the son of Puah, son of Dodo, a man of Issachar, arose to deliver Israel. He lived in Shamir, in the hill country of Ephraim.

And after Abimelech there arose to defend Israel Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar; and he dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim.

Tola judged Israel for twenty-three years. Then he died and was buried in Shamir.

And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir.

After him, Jair the Gileadite arose and judged Israel for twenty-two years.

And after him arose Jair, a Gileadite, and judged Israel twenty and two years.

He had thirty sons, who rode on thirty donkeys, and they had thirty towns, which are called Havvoth-Jair to this day, in the land of Gilead.

And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havothjair unto this day, which are in the land of Gilead.

Then Jair died and was buried in Kamon.

And Jair died, and was buried in Camon.

The Israelites again did what was evil in the sight of the LORD. They served the Baals and the Ashtaroth, and the gods of Aram, Sidon, Moab, the Ammonites, and the Philistines. They abandoned the LORD and did not serve Him.

And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines, and forsook the LORD, and served not him.

So the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He gave them into the hands of the Philistines and the Ammonites.

And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hands of the Philistines, and into the hands of the children of Ammon.

They crushed and oppressed the Israelites that year. For eighteen years, they oppressed all the Israelites who were on the east side of the Jordan in the land of the Amorites, which is in Gilead.

And that year they vexed and oppressed the children of Israel: eighteen years, all the children of Israel that were on the other side Jordan in the land of the Amorites, which is in Gilead.

The Ammonites also crossed over the Jordan to fight against Judah, Benjamin, and the house of Ephraim, and Israel was greatly distressed.

Moreover the children of Ammon passed over Jordan to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim; so that Israel was sore distressed.

Then the Israelites cried out to the LORD, saying, 'We have sinned against You, for we have abandoned our God and served the Baals.'

And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, saying, We have sinned against thee, both because we have forsaken our God, and also served Baalim.

The LORD said to the Israelites, 'Did I not rescue you from Egypt, the Amorites, the Ammonites, and the Philistines?

And the LORD said unto the children of Israel, Did not I deliver you from the Egyptians, and from the Amorites, from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines?

'And when the Sidonians, Amalekites, and Maonites oppressed you, and you cried out to Me, I rescued you from their hands.'

The Zidonians also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites, did oppress you; and ye cried to me, and I delivered you out of their hand.

'But you have forsaken Me and served other gods. Therefore, I will no longer rescue you.'

Yet ye have forsaken me, and served other gods: wherefore I will deliver you no more.

'Go and cry out to the gods you have chosen. Let them save you in your time of trouble!'

Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation.

The Israelites said to the LORD, 'We have sinned. Do to us whatever seems good to You, but please save us today.'

And the children of Israel said unto the LORD, We have sinned: do thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee; deliver us only, we pray thee, this day.

So they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the LORD, and He could no longer bear the misery of Israel.

And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the LORD: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.

The Ammonites were called together and encamped in Gilead, while the Israelites assembled and camped at Mizpah.

Then the children of Ammon were gathered together, and encamped in Gilead. And the children of Israel assembled themselves together, and encamped in Mizpeh.

The people, the leaders of Gilead, said to one another, 'Who is the man who will begin the fight against the Ammonites? He shall be the leader for all the inhabitants of Gilead.'

And the people and princes of Gilead said one to another, What man is he that will begin to fight against the children of Ammon? he shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.