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Richter 12:14
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Der hatte vierzig Söhne und dreißig Enkel, die auf siebzig Eselsfüllen ritten; der richtete Israel acht Jahre lang.
Und er hatte vierzig Söhne und dreißig Enkel, die auf siebzig Eseln ritten. Und er richtete Israel acht Jahre.
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from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
nephews: Heb. sons' sons
rode: Judges 5:10, Judges 10:4
Reciprocal: Judges 8:30 - threescore Judges 12:9 - General 1 Samuel 7:16 - in circuit 1 Samuel 8:1 - sons judges 2 Kings 10:1 - seventy sons Matthew 21:5 - sitting John 12:15 - sitting 1 Timothy 5:4 - nephews
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And he had forty sons, and thirty nephews,.... Or sons' sons, that is, grandsons; so that he lived not only to see his sons married, but his grandchildren grown up to men's estate; since it follows,
that rode on seventy ass colts; who were either employed by him to ride about on these animals, which in those times were honourable; see Judges 5:10 to administer justice throughout the nation in their circuits; or rather, not following any trade, or being concerned in husbandry, or feeding cattle, but being men of estates, rode about like gentlemen:
and he judged Israel eight years; in his time it is said b the city of Troy was destroyed; so Eusebius c, who calls this judge Labdon, though he elsewhere d places it in the times of Eli;
Judges 5:10- :.
b Juchasin, ut supra. (fol. 136. 1.) c Evangel. Praepar. l. 10. c. 11. p. 484. d Evangel. Praepar. l. 10. c. 11. p. 503.
