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Judges 12:10 Explained in Context

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Verse 10. Then died Ibzan, and was buried at Beth-lehem.

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Quick Meaning

This verse closes Ibzan's notice with Bethlehem burial.

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  • Judges 12:8–15

Read Judges 12:8–15 together. This verse closes Ibzan's notice with Bethlehem burial. The complete notices for Ibzan, Elon, and Abdon each provide tenure and burial, with household details for Ibzan and Abdon; chapter 13 begins the Philistine crisis and Samson's birth announcement.

Why This Verse Appears Here

The sequence slows between Jephthah and Samson, records regional leadership without wars, and repeats household scale and prestige without giving an explicit moral verdict. Within that movement, closes Ibzan's notice with Bethlehem burial.

Read Judges 12:8–15 together

Why these verses belong together: The complete notices for Ibzan, Elon, and Abdon each provide tenure and burial, with household details for Ibzan and Abdon; chapter 13 begins the Philistine crisis and Samson's birth announcement.

Verse 8. And after him Ibzan of Beth-lehem judged Israel.

Verse 9. And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.

Verse 10. Then died Ibzan, and was buried at Beth-lehem.

Verse 11. And after him Elon, a Zebulonite, judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years.

Verse 12. And Elon the Zebulonite died, and was buried in Aijalon in the country of Zebulun.

Verse 13. And after him Abdon the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel.

Verse 14. And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years.

Verse 15. And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the Amalekites.

What Remains True

Closes Ibzan's notice with Bethlehem burial. Responsible assessment can record public service, family networks, and material power without turning sparse evidence into praise or accusation.

How It Can Shape Life

  • Because Judges 12:10 closes Ibzan's notice with Bethlehem burial, maintain transparent conflict-of-interest records while judging leaders by documented service rather than family size or prestige symbols.

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Read Judges 12:8–15 — Three brief judges leave household and burial traces
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Biblical text

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Exact location: Judges 12:8–15, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus

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Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Judges

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NET Bible: Judges with translators' notes

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Biblical Studies Press, 2006

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Exact location: NET Bible Judges PDF, printed pp. 474-475, translation and notes on 12:8–15

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