Judges 10:3-5·~1 min
Jair
Jair the Gileadite judges Israel for twenty-two years. His thirty sons ride on thirty donkeys and hold thirty towns in Gilead, and after his death he is buried in Kamon.
T3ola was followed by Jair the Gileadite, who judged Israel twenty-two years. 4He had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys. And they had thirty towns in the land of Gilead, which to this day are called Havvoth-jair. 5When Jair died, he was buried in Kamon.
Section summaryJair follows Tola and judges Israel for twenty-two years in Gilead. His many sons, donkeys, and towns suggest an established household and local reach before the notice ends, as Tola's did, with his death and burial.
Role in the chapterThis section extends the brief sequence of lesser judges and gives another snapshot of order before the narrative widens again into national trouble.