1. And after Abimelech there arose to defend Israel Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar; and he dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim. {defend: or, deliver: Heb. save} / 2. And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir. →

Alright, Judges 10. So, after Jephthah had been ruling over Israel for six years, the Ammonites became a problem yet again. So, Jephthah and the Israelites go and battle the Ammonites, and they are successful, thanks to a prayer to God. →

Joe: Alright, so what can you tell us about Judges 10? Bible Expert: Well, Judges 10 is the tenth chapter of the Book of Judges in the Hebrew Bible. It tells the story of Jephthah, a warrior who was appointed by the people of Israel to lead them against their enemies. →

Alex Trebek: So, tell me about yourself. Contestant: Well, I've been studying the Bible, and I'd like to summarize Judges 10. Alex Trebek: *groans* Alright, go ahead. Contestant: Judges 10 tells of the Israelites' apostasy and their oppression by the Philistines and Ammonites. →

Listen up, maggots! Judges 10 is all 'bout how the Israelites were faithless, and they were worshiping other gods. So Yahweh was fed up and He let the Philistines and Ammonites oppress the Israelites. The Israelites cried out to Yahweh and He sent them a deliverer, this guy Tola. →

Joker: Ha ha ha! What a world we live in, Batman! Batman: Indeed, Joker. But not all is as it seems. In Judges 10, it is revealed that the Israelites have been worshiping false gods, and have been punished for it by God. →

Folks, here's the deal. In Judges 10, we read about Israel's cry for help after a series of missteps with the gods of other nations. The Lord heard their cries, and he called on Jair, a judge from Gilead, to lead them back to the righteous path. →

Judges 10 is a sad! chapter. The Israelites had rebelled against God again and God was really mad. He sent many enemies against the Israelites to show them what a mistake they had made. But the Israelites didn't learn their lesson and they kept worshiping false gods. →

Peter: Hey Lois, have you heard about Judges 10? Lois: Yeah, I think it’s something about a guy named Jephthah being a judge in Israel. Peter: Well, I don’t know about that, but it does say that the people of Israel were doing evil in the eyes of the Lord and were worshiping the false gods of the Ammonites. →