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Judges 10:1
After the time of Abimelech, a man of Issachar, Tola son of Puah, the son of Dodo, rose up to save Israel. He lived in Shamir, in the hill country of Ephraim.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the chronological succession of leaders following Abimelech, identifying Tola as the next figure to deliver Israel. The text places this event after Abimelech’s period and notes Tola’s residence in Shamir within the hill country of Ephraim.
The words — The verb וַ/יָּקָם (va/i.ya.Kam) literally translates "he arose," marking Tola’s emergence into leadership. The preposition אַחֲרֵ֨י ('a.cha.Rei) provides the temporal anchor "after," situating this rise immediately following Abimelech’s rule.
The thread — The structural pattern of a leader being raised to rescue Israel appears in Judges 2:16 and Judges 3:9. The location Shamir is also recorded in Joshua 15:48 as a town within the hill country.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to track the chronological and geographic markers that frame each judge’s brief tenure. It demands recognition of how the narrative establishes deliverance through specific regional origins rather than abstract theology.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Judges 2:16 Then the LORD raised up judges, who saved them from the hands of those who plundered them.
- Joshua 15:48 These were in the hill country: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,
- Judges 3:9 But when the Israelites cried out to the LORD, He raised up Othniel son of Caleb’s younger brother Kenaz as a deliverer to save them.