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Judges 10:4

Judges 10:4
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.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And he had thirty sons that rode upon thirty ass colts,.... Which to ride on in those times was reckoned honourable, and on which judges rode in their circuit, Jdg 5:10 and such might be these sons of…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Judges 10:1-5

Quiet and peaceable reigns, though the best to live in, are the worst to write of, as yielding least variety of matter for the historian to entertain his reader with; such were the reigns of these two…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

he had thirty sons Cf. Jdg 12:9; Jdg 12:14. The -sons" are expressly connected with the thirty settlements of the clan. Numerous descendants indicated power and wealth.

that rode on thirty ass colts A…

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