Event · Conquest and Judges
Ibzan, Elon and Abdon
Ibzan, Elon and AbdonJudges 12:8–15Before the monarchy; no agreed dates
Three judges serve Israel after Jephthah.
- Main passage Judges 12:8–15
- Place in the order
- Explicit biblical sequence Scripture itself gives the order of these events.
- Historical setting
- Before the monarchy; no agreed dates Disputed date
Judges gives years for each judge, but they add up to more than 1 Kings 6:1 allows, so some judges probably overlapped. Calendar dates depend on the date of the exodus.
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Judges 12:8–15 WEB
8After him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel. 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. 10Ibzan died, and was buried at Bethlehem. 11After him, Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years. 12Elon the Zebulunite died, and was buried in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun. 13After him, Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite judged Israel. 14He had forty sons and thirty sons’ sons who rode on seventy donkey colts. He judged Israel eight years. 15Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.