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Complete Jewish Bible

Judges 12:11

After him Elon from Z'vulun judged Isra'el; he judged Isra'el for ten years.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Elon;   Israel;   Judge;   Thompson Chain Reference - Israel;   Israel-The Jews;   Judges of Israel;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Judges, Extraordinary;   Zebulun, the Tribe of;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Shibboleth;   Zebulun;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Judges, book of;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Burial;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Elon;   Zebulonite;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Elon;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Court Systems;   Elon;   Judges, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Elon;   Israel;   Judges (1);   Levi;   Zebulun;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Zebedee ;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Elon ;   Ibzan ;   Judges, Book of;   Zebulonites, Zebulunites ;   Zebulun ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Jephthah;   Smith Bible Dictionary - E'lon;   Zeb'ulonite,;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Reign of the Judges;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Chronology of the Old Testament;   Elon (1);   Israel, History of the People;   Judges, Book of:;   Judges, Period of;   Zebulun;   Zebulunites;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Elon;   Tree-Worship;   Zebulun;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Elon, who was from Zebulun, judged Israel after Ibzan. He judged Israel ten years,
Hebrew Names Version
After him Elon the Zevulonite judged Yisra'el; and he judged Yisra'el ten years.
King James Version
And after him Elon, a Zebulonite, judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years.
Lexham English Bible
After him Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel, and he judged Israel ten years.
English Standard Version
After him Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel, and he judged Israel ten years.
New Century Version
After Ibzan died, Elon from the tribe of Zebulun was a judge for Israel. He judged Israel for ten years.
New English Translation
After him Elon the Zebulunite led Israel for ten years.
Amplified Bible
After him Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel; and he judged Israel for ten years.
New American Standard Bible
Now Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel after him; he judged Israel for ten years.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And after him iudged Israel Elon, a Zebulonite, and he iudged Israel tenne yeere.
Legacy Standard Bible
En ná hom het Elon, die Sebuloniet, Israel gerig; en hy het Israel tien jaar lank gerig.
Contemporary English Version
Elon from the Zebulun tribe was the next leader of Israel. He was a leader for ten years,
Darby Translation
And after him Elon, the Zebulonite, judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years.
Easy-to-Read Version
After Ibzan, a man named Elon was a judge for the Israelites. Elon was from the tribe of Zebulun. He was a judge for the Israelites for ten years.
George Lamsa Translation
And after him Elon, a Zebulunite, judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years.
Good News Translation
After Ibzan, Elon from Zebulun led Israel for ten years.
Literal Translation
And after him Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel. And he judged Israel ten years.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
After him iudged Israel one Elon a Zabulonite, & he iudged Israel ten yeare,
American Standard Version
And after him Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years.
Bible in Basic English
And after him, Elon the Zebulonite was judge of Israel; and he was judge of Israel for ten years.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
After him, Elon a Zabulonite iudged Israel ten yeres.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And after him Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years.
King James Version (1611)
And after him, Elon, a Zebulonite iudged Israel, and he iudged Israel ten yeeres.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And after him Ælom of Zabulon judged Israel ten years.
English Revised Version
And after him Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years.
Berean Standard Bible
After Ibzan, Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel ten years.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Whos successour was Hailon of Zabulon; and he demyde Israel ten yeer;
Young's Literal Translation
And after him Elon the Zebulunite judgeth Israel, and he judgeth Israel ten years,
Update Bible Version
And after him Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years.
Webster's Bible Translation
And after him Elon, a Zebulonite, judged Israel, and he judged Israel ten years.
World English Bible
After him Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years.
New King James Version
After him, Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel. He judged Israel ten years.
New Living Translation
After Ibzan died, Elon from the tribe of Zebulun judged Israel for ten years.
New Life Bible
Elon the Zebulunite ruled Israel after him. He ruled Israel for ten years.
New Revised Standard
After him Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, after him, did Elon the Zebulunite judge Israel, - and he judged Israel, ten years.
Douay-Rheims Bible
To him succeeded Ahialon, a Zabulonite: and he judged Israel ten years:
Revised Standard Version
After him Elon the Zeb'ulunite judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years.
THE MESSAGE
After him, Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel. He judged Israel ten years. Elon the Zebulunite died and was buried at Aijalon in the land of Zebulun.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel after him; and he judged Israel ten years.

Contextual Overview

8 After him Ibtzan of Beit-Lechem judged Isra'el. 9 He had thirty sons, and he had thirty daughters whom he sent abroad; he brought thirty women from abroad in to marry his sons. He judged Isra'el for seven years. 10 Then Ibtzan died and was buried at Beit-Lechem. 11 After him Elon from Z'vulun judged Isra'el; he judged Isra'el for ten years. 12 Then Elon from Z'vulun died and was buried at Ayalon, in the territory of Z'vulun. 13 After him Avdon the son of Hillel from Pir‘aton judged Isra'el. 14 He had forty sons and thirty grandsons who rode on seventy young donkeys. He judged Isra'el for eight years. 15 Then Avdon the son of Hillel from Pir‘aton died and was buried at Pir‘aton in the territory of Efrayim, in the ‘Amalek hills.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

am 2830, bc 1174, An, Ex, Is, 317, "A civil judge in North-east Israel." Judges 12:11

Cross-References

Genesis 12:6
Avram passed through the land to the place called Sh'khem, to the oak of Moreh. The Kena‘ani were then in the land.
Genesis 12:7
Adonai appeared to Avram and said, "To your descendants I will give this land." So he built an altar there to Adonai , who had appeared to him.
Genesis 12:14
(ii) When Avram entered Egypt, the Egyptians did notice that the woman was very beautiful.
Genesis 26:7
The men of the place asked him about his wife, and out of fear he said, "She is my sister." He thought, "If I tell them she's my wife, they might kill me in order to take Rivkah. After all, she is a beautiful woman."
Genesis 29:17
Le'ah's eyes were weak; but Rachel was good-looking, with beautiful features.
2 Samuel 11:2
Once, after his afternoon nap, David got up from his bed and went strolling on the roof of the king's palace. From the roof he saw a woman bathing, who was very beautiful.
Proverbs 21:30
No wisdom, discernment or counsel succeeds against Adonai .
Song of Solomon 1:14
to me the man I love is a spray of henna flowers in the vineyards of ‘Ein-Gedi.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And after him Elon a Zebulonite judged Israel,.... One of the tribe of Zebulun:

and he judged Israel ten years; administered justice to them, preserved them in the true religion, and from idolatry; though it does not appear that any enemies arose in his time against them, from whom he delivered them.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

A Zebulonite - The tribe of Zebulon had shown its bravery, patriotism, and prowess in the time of Barak Judges 4:10; Judges 5:18.


 
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