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Judges 12:7-15 New Century Version (NCV)

7. Jephthah was a judge for Israel for six years. Then Jephthah, the man from Gilead, died and was buried in a town in Gilead.

8. After Jephthah died, Ibzan from Bethlehem was a judge for Israel.

9. He had thirty sons and thirty daughters. He let his daughters marry men who were not in his family group, and he brought thirty women who were not in his tribe to be wives for his sons. Ibzan judged Israel for seven years.

10. Then he died and was buried in Bethlehem.

11. After Ibzan died, Elon from the tribe of Zebulun was a judge for Israel. He judged Israel for ten years.

12. Then Elon, the man of Zebulun, died and was buried in the city of Aijalon in the land of Zebulun.

13. After Elon died, Abdon son of Hillel from the city of Pirathon was a judge for Israel.

14. He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy donkeys. He judged Israel for eight years.

15. Then Abdon son of Hillel died and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mountains where the Amalekites lived.

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