Judges 12:9
Hebrew Text— Judges 12:9He had thirty sons. He sent his thirty daughters outside his clan, and he brought in thirty daughters from outside his clan for his sons. He judged Israel seven years.
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“Please speak in the ears of all the men of Shechem, ‘Is it better for you that all the sons of Jerubbaal, who are seventy persons, rule over you, or that one rule over you?’ Remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.”
He went to his father’s house at Ophrah, and killed his brothers the sons of Jerubbaal, being seventy persons, on one stone; but Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left, for he hid himself.
Jair the son of Manasseh went and took its villages, and called them Havvoth Jair.
“Speak, you who ride on white donkeys, you who sit on rich carpets, and you who walk by the way.
The king said to Ziba, “What do you mean by these?” Ziba said, “The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that those who are faint in the wilderness may drink.”
Jair the son of Manasseh took all the region of Argob, to the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and called them, even Bashan, after his own name, Havvoth Jair, to this day.)
“Bless God in the congregations, even the Lord in the assembly of Israel!”
Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and they will be one flesh.
Noah went into the ship with his sons, his wife, and his sons’ wives, because of the floodwaters.
Be fruitful and multiply. Increase abundantly in the earth, and multiply in it.”
He lived in the wilderness of Paran. His mother got a wife for him out of the land of Egypt.
Behold, Rebekah is before you. Take her, and go, and let her be your master’s son’s wife, as Yahweh has spoken.”
They blessed Rebekah, and said to her, “Our sister, may you be the mother of thousands of ten thousands, and let your offspring possess the gate of those who hate them.”
Laban said, “It is better that I give her to you, than that I should give her to another man. Stay with me.”
Shechem spoke to his father, Hamor, saying, “Get me this young lady as a wife.”
All the souls who came with Jacob into Egypt, who were his direct offspring, in addition to Jacob’s sons’ wives, all the souls were sixty-six.
All the souls who came out of Jacob’s body were seventy souls, and Joseph was in Egypt already.
He shall not multiply wives to himself, that his heart not turn away. He shall not greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.
Israel dwells in safety, the fountain of Jacob alone, In a land of grain and new wine. Yes, his heavens drop down dew.
Gideon had seventy sons conceived from his body, for he had many wives.
He had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkey colts. They had thirty cities, which are called Havvoth Jair to this day, which are in the land of Gilead.
He had forty sons and thirty sons’ sons who rode on seventy donkey colts. He judged Israel eight years.
He came up, and told his father and his mother, saying, “I have seen a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines. Now therefore get her for me as my wife.”
He had two wives. The name of one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.
He went from year to year in a circuit to Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah; and he judged Israel in all those places.
When Samuel was old, he made his sons judges over Israel.
The donkeys of Kish, Saul’s father, were lost. Kish said to Saul his son, “Now take one of the servants with you, and arise, go look for the donkeys.”
He had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines. His wives turned his heart away.
He said to his sons, “Saddle the donkey for me.” So they saddled the donkey for him; and he rode on it.
Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, to the rulers of Jezreel, even the elders, and to those who brought up Ahab’s sons, saying,
Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines; for he took eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and became the father of twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.
But Abijah grew mighty, and took for himself fourteen wives, and became the father of twenty-two sons, and sixteen daughters.
Behold, children are a heritage of Yahweh. The fruit of the womb is his reward.
Your wife will be as a fruitful vine in the innermost parts of your house, your children like olive plants around your table.
Should your springs overflow in the streets, streams of water in the public squares?
“Hear this, house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel, and have come out of the waters of Judah. You swear by Yahweh’s name, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness—
They didn’t thirst when he led them through the deserts. He caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them. He also split the rock and the waters gushed out.
Take wives and father sons and daughters. Take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear sons and daughters. Multiply there, and don’t be diminished.
Did he not make you one, although he had the residue of the Spirit? Why one? He sought godly offspring. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let no one deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.
“Tell the daughter of Zion, behold, your King comes to you, humble, and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”
“Don’t be afraid, daughter of Zion. Behold, your King comes, sitting on a donkey’s colt.”
But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them learn first to show piety toward their own family and to repay their parents, for this is acceptable in the sight of God.
I desire therefore that the younger widows marry, bear children, rule the household, and give no occasion to the adversary for insulting.