Judges 10:2

“And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir.”

"And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir." - Judges 10:2
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What does Judges 10:2 mean?

Judges 10:2 in the King James Version (KJV) reads, "And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir." This verse is part of the book of Judges, which is a historical narrative in the Old Testament that recounts the period of Israel's history…

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The Legacy of Faithfulness: Lessons from Judges 10:2

Judges 10:2 states, "And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir." This brief verse might seem like just a footnote in the much larger narrative of the Book of Judges, yet it carries profound lessons about leadership, faithfulness, and our own…

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A Prayer for Legacy and Leadership

Heavenly Father, As I come before You today, I reflect upon the profound story found in Judges 10:2—"And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir." This verse resonates in my heart, reminding me of the weight of leadership, the call to serve…

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Judges 10:2 - "And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir."
Psalms 2:10 - "Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth."
Judges 2:10 - "And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers: and there arose another generation after them, which knew not the LORD, nor yet the works which he had done for Israel."
"Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth." - Psalms 2:10
Judges 10:5 - "And Jair died, and was buried in Camon."
Judges 12:10 - "Then died Ibzan, and was buried at Beth-lehem."
2 Chronicles 1:10 - "Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people: for who can judge this thy people, that is so great?"
Judges 10:3 - "¶ And after him arose Jair, a Gileadite, and judged Israel twenty and two years."
Judges 9:10 - "And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, and reign over us."
"And Jair died, and was buried in Camon." - Judges 10:5
Judges 2:16 - "¶ Nevertheless the LORD raised up judges, which delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them."
Judges 5:10 - "Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and walk by the way."
Judges 2:31
Judges 7:10 - "But if thou fear to go down, go thou with Phurah thy servant down to the host:"
Judges 10:10 - "¶ And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, saying, We have sinned against thee, both because we have forsaken our God, and also served Baalim."
"Then died Ibzan, and was buried at Beth-lehem." - Judges 12:10
Matthew 7:1-2 - "Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you."
Judges 10:7 - "And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hands of the Philistines, and into the hands of the children of Ammon."
Judges 10:13 - "Yet ye have forsaken me, and served other gods: wherefore I will deliver you no more."
Judges 10:16 - "And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the LORD: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel."
Judges 10:17 - "Then the children of Ammon were gathered together, and encamped in Gilead. And the children of Israel assembled themselves together, and encamped in Mizpeh."
1 Samuel 2:10 - "The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed."
Judges 2:13 - "And they forsook the LORD, and served Baal and Ashtaroth."
Judges 11:10 - "And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, The LORD be witness between us, if we do not so according to thy words."
Judges 10:14 - "Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation."
Judges 14:10 - "¶ So his father went down unto the woman: and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do."
Judges 10:12 - "The Zidonians also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites, did oppress you; and ye cried to me, and I delivered you out of their hand."
Psalms 10:18 - "To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress."
1 Corinthians 6:2 - "Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?"