11 And after him Elon, a Zebulonite, judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years.
11 And after H310 him Elon, H356 a Zebulonite, H2075 judged H8199 Israel; H3478 and he judged H8199 Israel H3478 ten H6235 years. H8141
11 And after him Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years.
11 And after him Elon the Zebulunite judgeth Israel, and he judgeth Israel ten years,
11 After him Elon the Zeb'ulunite judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years.
11 After him Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years.
11 And after him, Elon the Zebulonite was judge of Israel; and he was judge of Israel for ten years.
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Commentary on Judges 12 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 12
In this chapter we have,
Jdg 12:1-7
Here Is,
Jdg 12:8-15
We have here a short account of the short reigns of three more of the judges of Israel, the first of whom governed but seven years, the second ten, and the third eight. For the transgression of a land, many are the princes thereof, many in a short time, successively (Prov. 28:2), good men being removed in the beginning of their usefulness and by the time that they have applied themselves to their business.
It is very strange that in the history of all these judges, some of whose actions are very particularly related, there is not so much as once mention made of the high priest, or any other priest or Levite, appearing either for counsel or action in any public affair, from Phinehas (Jdg. 20:28) to Eli, which may well be computed 250 years; only the names of the high priests at that time are preserved, 1 Chr. 6:4-7; and Ezra 7:3-5. How can this strange obscurity of that priesthood for so long a time, now in the beginning of its days, agree with that mighty splendour with which it was introduced and the figure which the institution of it makes in the law of Moses? Surely it intimates that the institution was chiefly intended to be typical, and that the great benefits that seemed to be promised by it were to be chiefly looked for in its antitype, the everlasting priesthood of our Lord Jesus, in comparison of the superior glory of which that priesthood had no glory, 2 Co. 3:10.