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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/judges/12.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/judges/12.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Then Abdon son of Hillel died and was buried at Pirathon in Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/judges/12.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />When he died, he was buried at Pirathon in Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/judges/12.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died and was buried at Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/judges/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Abdon son of Hillel, from Pirathon, died, and he was buried at Pirathon in Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/judges/12.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the Amalekites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/judges/12.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mountains of the Amalekites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/judges/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died and was buried at Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/judges/12.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died and was buried at Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/judges/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died and was buried at Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/judges/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died and was buried at Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/judges/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died and was buried at Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/judges/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />and when he died, he was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/judges/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />and when he died, he was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/judges/12.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill-country of the Amalekites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/judges/12.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/judges/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When Abdon died, he was buried in Pirathon, in the territory of Ephraim, in the mountains of Amalek.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/judges/12.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />then he died and was buried at Pirathon in the territory of Ephraim in the hill country of the Amalekites. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/judges/12.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then he died and was buried at Pirathon in the territory of Ephraim, in the mountainous region of the Amalekites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/judges/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Abdon son of Hillel, from Pirathon, died, and he was buried at Pirathon in Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/judges/12.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then Abdon son of Hillel the Pirathonite died and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/judges/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/judges/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the Amalekites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/judges/12.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/judges/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Abdon son of Hillel, the Pirathonite, dies, and is buried in Pirathon, in the land of Ephraim, in the hill-country of the Amalekite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/judges/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Abdon son of Hillel, the Pirathonite, dieth, and is buried in Pirathon, in the land of Ephraim, in the hill-country of the Amalekite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/judges/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite, will die, and will be buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the Amalekite.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/judges/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he died, and was buried in Pharathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of Amalech. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/judges/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he died, and he was buried at Pirathon, in the land of Ephraim, on the mountain of Amalek.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/judges/12.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Abdon, son of Hillel, the Pirathonite, died and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim in the mountain region of the Amalekites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/judges/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Abdon son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried at Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/judges/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then Acran the son of Hillian, the Aprathonite died, and was buried in Aprathon in the land of Ephraim on the mount of the Amalekites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/judges/12.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Akran, son of Helyan the Aphrathunite, died, and he was buried in Aphrathun, in the land of Aphreim, in the Mountain of the Amaleqites <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/judges/12.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill-country of the Amalekites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/judges/12.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Abdon the son of Ellel, the Pharathonite, died, and was buried in Pharathon in the land of Ephraim in the mount of Amalec.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/judges/12-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AjzBiIYY2Dc?start=3926" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/judges/12.htm">Ibzan, Elon, and Abdon</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">14</span>He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy donkeys. And he judged Israel eight years. <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5658.htm" title="5658: ‘aḇ·dō·wn (N-proper-ms) -- Four Isr., also a Levitical city. From abad; servitude; Abdon, the name of a place in Palestine and of four Israelites.">Then Abdon</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ben- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">son</a> <a href="/hebrew/1985.htm" title="1985: hil·lêl (N-proper-ms) -- He has praised, father of a judge of Isr. From halal; praising; Hillel, an Israelite.">of Hillel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6553.htm" title="6553: hap·pir·‘ā·ṯō·w·nî (Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Inhab. of Pirathon. Or Pirathoniy; patrial from Pir'athown; a Pirathonite or inhabitant of Pirathon.">from Pirathon,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: way·yā·māṯ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">died,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6912.htm" title="6912: way·yiq·qā·ḇêr (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To bury. A primitive root; to intern.">and he was buried</a> <a href="/hebrew/6552.htm" title="6552: bə·p̄ir·‘ā·ṯō·wn (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- Perhaps height, a place in Ephraim. From par'ah; chieftaincy; Pirathon, a place in Palestine.">at Pirathon</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bə·’e·reṣ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">in</a> <a href="/hebrew/669.htm" title="669: ’ep̄·ra·yim (N-proper-ms) -- Dual of masculine form of 'Ephraath; double fruit; Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory.">Ephraim,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: bə·har (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">in the hill country</a> <a href="/hebrew/6003.htm" title="6003: hā·‘ă·mā·lê·qî (Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Desc. of Amalek. Patronymically from Amaleq; an Amalekite or descendants of Amalek.">of the Amalekites.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/2-16.htm">Judges 2:16-19</a></span><br />Then the LORD raised up judges, who saved them from the hands of those who plundered them. / Israel, however, did not listen to their judges. Instead, they prostituted themselves with other gods and bowed down to them. They quickly turned from the way of their fathers, who had walked in obedience to the LORD’s commandments; they did not do as their fathers had done. / Whenever the LORD raised up a judge for the Israelites, He was with that judge and saved them from the hands of their enemies while the judge was still alive; for the LORD was moved to pity by their groaning under those who oppressed them and afflicted them. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/3-9.htm">Judges 3:9-11</a></span><br />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. / The Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he became Israel’s judge and went out to war. And the LORD delivered Cushan-rishathaim king of Aram into the hand of Othniel, who prevailed against him. / So the land had rest for forty years, until Othniel son of Kenaz died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/3-15.htm">Judges 3:15-30</a></span><br />And again they cried out to the LORD, and He raised up Ehud son of Gera, a left-handed Benjamite, as their deliverer. So they sent him with tribute to Eglon king of Moab. / Now Ehud had made for himself a double-edged sword a cubit long. He strapped it to his right thigh under his cloak / and brought the tribute to Eglon king of Moab, who was an obese man. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/4-4.htm">Judges 4:4-5</a></span><br />Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time. / And she would sit under the Palm of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, where the Israelites would go up to her for judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/6-11.htm">Judges 6:11-14</a></span><br />Then the angel of the LORD came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, where his son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress to hide it from the Midianites. / And the angel of the LORD appeared to Gideon and said, “The LORD is with you, O mighty man of valor.” / “Please, my Lord,” Gideon replied, “if the LORD is with us, why has all this happened to us? And where are all His wonders of which our fathers told us, saying, ‘Has not the LORD brought us up out of Egypt?’ But now the LORD has forsaken us and delivered us into the hand of Midian.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/8-28.htm">Judges 8:28-32</a></span><br />In this way Midian was subdued before the Israelites and did not raise its head again. So the land had rest for forty years in the days of Gideon, / and he—Jerubbaal son of Joash—returned home and settled down. / Gideon had seventy sons of his own, since he had many wives. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/10-1.htm">Judges 10:1-2</a></span><br />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. / Tola judged Israel twenty-three years, and when he died, he was buried in Shamir.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/10-3.htm">Judges 10:3-5</a></span><br />Tola was followed by Jair the Gileadite, who judged Israel twenty-two years. / He 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. / When Jair died, he was buried in Kamon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/11-1.htm">Judges 11:1-3</a></span><br />Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor; he was the son of a prostitute, and Gilead was his father. / And Gilead’s wife bore him sons who grew up, drove Jephthah out, and said to him, “You shall have no inheritance in our father’s house, because you are the son of another woman.” / So Jephthah fled from his brothers and settled in the land of Tob, where worthless men gathered around him and traveled with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/12-11.htm">1 Samuel 12:11</a></span><br />So the LORD sent Jerubbaal, Barak, Jephthah, and Samuel, and He delivered you from the hands of your enemies on every side, and you dwelt securely.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-32.htm">Hebrews 11:32</a></span><br />And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-20.htm">Acts 13:20</a></span><br />All this took about 450 years. After this, God gave them judges until the time of Samuel the prophet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-26.htm">1 Kings 11:26-28</a></span><br />Now Jeroboam son of Nebat was an Ephraimite from Zeredah whose mother was a widow named Zeruah. Jeroboam was a servant of Solomon, but he rebelled against the king, / and this is the account of his rebellion against the king. Solomon had built the supporting terraces and repaired the gap in the wall of the city of his father David. / Now Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor. So when Solomon noticed that the young man was industrious, he put him in charge of the whole labor force of the house of Joseph.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-14.htm">1 Chronicles 7:14-15</a></span><br />The descendants of Manasseh: Asriel through his Aramean concubine. She also gave birth to Machir the father of Gilead. / Machir took a wife from among the Huppites and Shuppites. The name of his sister was Maacah. Another descendant was named Zelophehad, who had only daughters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-21.htm">1 Chronicles 7:21-23</a></span><br />Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son. Ezer and Elead were killed by the natives of Gath, because they went down to steal their livestock. / Their father Ephraim mourned for many days, and his relatives came to comfort him. / And again he slept with his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. So he named him Beriah, because tragedy had come upon his house.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the Amalekites.</p><p class="hdg">A.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/23-30.htm">2 Samuel 23:30</a></b></br> Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash,</p><p class="hdg">in the mount.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/3-13.htm">Judges 3:13,27</a></b></br> And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/5-14.htm">Judges 5:14</a></b></br> Out of Ephraim <i>was there</i> a root of them against Amalek; after thee, Benjamin, among thy people; out of Machir came down governors, and out of Zebulun they that handle the pen of the writer.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/14-7.htm">Genesis 14:7</a></b></br> And they returned, and came to Enmishpat, which <i>is</i> Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazezontamar.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/12-13.htm">Abdon</a> <a href="/numbers/14-45.htm">Amalekite</a> <a href="/judges/10-12.htm">Amalekites</a> <a href="/judges/10-12.htm">Amal'ekites</a> <a href="/judges/12-12.htm">Buried</a> <a href="/judges/12-12.htm">Country</a> <a href="/judges/12-12.htm">Death</a> <a href="/judges/12-12.htm">Died</a> <a href="/judges/12-12.htm">Dieth</a> <a href="/judges/12-6.htm">Ephraim</a> <a href="/judges/12-5.htm">E'phraim</a> <a href="/judges/10-1.htm">Hill</a> <a href="/judges/10-1.htm">Hill-Country</a> <a href="/judges/12-13.htm">Hillel</a> <a href="/judges/10-1.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/judges/12-13.htm">Pirathon</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/27-14.htm">Pira'thon</a> <a href="/judges/12-13.htm">Pirathonite</a> <a href="/judges/12-13.htm">Pira'thonite</a> <a href="/judges/12-12.htm">Rest</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_chronicles/6-74.htm">Abdon</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-18.htm">Amalekite</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-48.htm">Amalekites</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-48.htm">Amal'ekites</a> <a href="/judges/16-31.htm">Buried</a> <a href="/judges/16-24.htm">Country</a> <a href="/judges/13-7.htm">Death</a> <a href="/judges/20-5.htm">Died</a> <a href="/ruth/1-3.htm">Dieth</a> <a href="/judges/17-1.htm">Ephraim</a> <a href="/judges/17-1.htm">E'phraim</a> <a href="/judges/16-3.htm">Hill</a> <a href="/judges/17-1.htm">Hill-Country</a> <a href="/judges/12-13.htm">Hillel</a> <a href="/judges/17-1.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/judges/12-13.htm">Pirathon</a> <a href="/2_samuel/23-30.htm">Pira'thon</a> <a href="/2_samuel/23-30.htm">Pirathonite</a> <a href="/judges/12-13.htm">Pira'thonite</a> <a href="/judges/19-4.htm">Rest</a><div class="vheading2">Judges 12</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/12-1.htm">The Ephraimites, quarrelling with Jephthah, are slain by the Gileadites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/12-7.htm">Jephthah dies</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/12-8.htm">Ibzan, who had thirty sons, and thirty daughters</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/12-11.htm">and Elon</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/12-13.htm">and Abdon, who had forty sons, and thirty nephews, judge Israel</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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His role as a judge is briefly mentioned, highlighting the cyclical nature of Israel's leadership during the time of the Judges. The mention of his father, Hillel, suggests a lineage of some prominence, though little else is known about them. The brevity of Abdon's account reflects the period's instability and the frequent changes in leadership. His death marks the end of his judgeship, a common pattern in the Book of Judges where each judge's death often leads to a period of unrest or transition.<p><b>and he was buried at Pirathon in Ephraim</b><br>Pirathon is identified as Abdon's hometown, located in the tribal territory of Ephraim. Ephraim was one of the prominent tribes of Israel, often playing a significant role in the nation's history. The burial in one's hometown was a common practice, signifying a return to one's roots and family heritage. This also emphasizes the importance of tribal and familial connections in ancient Israelite society. The location in Ephraim may also indicate the influence and reach of Abdon's leadership within this central region of Israel.<p><b>in the hill country of the Amalekites</b><br>The mention of the Amalekites, a perennial enemy of Israel, provides historical context. The hill country of the Amalekites suggests a region that was once under their control or influence, highlighting the ongoing struggle between Israel and surrounding nations. This area, now part of Israelite territory, signifies the gradual conquest and settlement of the Promised Land, fulfilling God's promises to the patriarchs. The presence of the Amalekites in the narrative serves as a reminder of the spiritual and physical battles Israel faced, often seen as a type of the Christian's spiritual warfare against sin and opposition.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/abdon.htm">Abdon</a></b><br>Abdon was a judge of Israel, the son of Hillel. His leadership is briefly mentioned in the Book of Judges, and he is noted for having forty sons and thirty grandsons who rode on seventy donkeys, indicating wealth and status.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/h/hillel.htm">Hillel</a></b><br>The father of Abdon, though not much is known about him, his mention signifies the lineage and heritage of Abdon.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/pirathon.htm">Pirathon</a></b><br>A town in the land of Ephraim, which served as the burial place of Abdon. It is significant as a location within the tribal allotment of Ephraim.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/ephraim.htm">Ephraim</a></b><br>One of the tribes of Israel, known for its central location in the land of Canaan. It often played a significant role in the history of Israel.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/a/amalekites.htm">Amalekites</a></b><br>A nomadic tribe often in conflict with Israel. The mention of the "hill country of the Amalekites" indicates a region that was once under their influence or control.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_transience_of_leadership.htm">The Transience of Leadership</a></b><br>Abdon's brief mention reminds us of the temporary nature of human leadership. We should focus on the eternal leadership of Christ, who is the same yesterday, today, and forever.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/legacy_and_influence.htm">Legacy and Influence</a></b><br>Abdon's family is noted for their wealth and status. Consider what kind of legacy we are leaving behind. Are we investing in spiritual wealth and influence for God's kingdom?<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/geographical_and_spiritual_context.htm">Geographical and Spiritual Context</a></b><br>Understanding the geographical context of biblical events can enhance our comprehension of the spiritual battles faced by Israel. Reflect on the spiritual "territories" in our lives that need reclaiming for God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_judges.htm">The Role of Judges</a></b><br>The judges were raised by God to deliver Israel. This points to God's sovereignty and His provision of leadership in times of need. Trust in God's provision and timing in your own life.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_judges_12.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Judges 12</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_were_tola,_jair,_ibzan,_elon,_abdon.htm">Who were Tola, Jair, Ibzan, Elon, and Abdon?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_amalekites_reappear_in_1_sam_30.htm">If Saul reportedly destroyed the Amalekites earlier (1 Samuel 15), why do they reappear here in 1 Samuel 30?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_are_ibzan,_elon,_abdon_so_vague.htm">Judges 12:8-15 - Why are Ibzan, Elon, and Abdon mentioned with so few details, making it difficult to verify their historicity?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_god_order_child_deaths_in_1_sam_15_3.htm">Why did God command the killing of children and infants in the Old Testament (1 Samuel 15:3)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/judges/12.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15) <span class= "bld">In Pirathon.</span>--The city of David's hero, Benaiah (<a href="/2_samuel/23-30.htm" title="Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash,">2Samuel 23:30</a>; <a href="//apocrypha.org/1_maccabees/9-50.htm" title="Afterward returned Bacchides to Jerusalem and repaired the strong cites in Judea; the fort in Jericho, and Emmaus, and Bethhoron, and Bethel, and Thamnatha, Pharathoni, and Taphon, these did he strengthen with high walls, with gates and with bars.">1 Maccabees 9:50</a>; Jos. <span class= "ital">Antt. xiii.</span> 1, ? 3). It is now <span class= "ital">Feratah, </span>six miles west of Shechem.<p><span class= "bld">In the mount of the Amalekites.</span>--The phrase is explained in <a href="/judges/12-14.htm" title="And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on three score and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years.">Judges 12:14</a>. It points to an early settlement of Amalekites in Central Palestine.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/judges/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The mount of the Amalekites</span>. This name points to some incident of which the memory is lost, though, with the usual tenacity of names, the name which once recorded it survives. It may have been some ancient settlement of the Amalekites, who were a very wandering, wide-spread race, which gave the name; or it may have been some great defeat and slaughter which they suffered from the Israelites, whose land they invaded (<a href="/judges/6-3.htm">Judges 6:3, 33</a>), just as the rock Oreb and the wine-press of Zeeb (<a href="/judges/7-25.htm">Judges 7:25</a>) commemorated the victory over those princes. <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/judges/12-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then Abdon</span><br /><span class="heb">עַבְדּ֥וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḇ·dō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5658.htm">Strong's 5658: </a> </span><span class="str2">Abdon -- four Israelites, also a Levitical city</span><br /><br /><span class="word">son</span><br /><span class="heb">בֶּן־</span> <span class="translit">(ben-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Hillel,</span><br /><span class="heb">הִלֵּ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(hil·lêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1985.htm">Strong's 1985: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hillel -- 'he has praised', father of a judge of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from Pirathon,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַפִּרְעָתוֹנִ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(hap·pir·‘ā·ṯō·w·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6553.htm">Strong's 6553: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pirathonite -- inhabitant of Pirathon</span><br /><br /><span class="word">died,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּ֛מָת</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·māṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To die, to kill</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and he was buried</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּקָּבֵ֤ר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiq·qā·ḇêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6912.htm">Strong's 6912: </a> </span><span class="str2">To inter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at Pirathon</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּפִרְעָתוֹן֙</span> <span class="translit">(bə·p̄ir·‘ā·ṯō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6552.htm">Strong's 6552: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pirathon -- perhaps 'height', a place in Ephraim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאֶ֣רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Ephraim,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶפְרַ֔יִם</span> <span class="translit">(’ep̄·ra·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_669.htm">Strong's 669: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ephraim -- a son of Joseph, also his descendants and their territory</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the hill country</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּהַ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(bə·har)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mountain, hill, hill country</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the Amalekites.</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעֲמָלֵקִֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ă·mā·lê·qî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6003.htm">Strong's 6003: </a> </span><span class="str2">Amalekites -- descendants of Amalek</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/12-15.htm">Judges 12:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/judges/12-15.htm">Judges 12:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/judges/12-15.htm">Judges 12:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/judges/12-15.htm">Judges 12:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/judges/12-15.htm">Judges 12:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/12-15.htm">Judges 12:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/12-15.htm">Judges 12:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/12-15.htm">Judges 12:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/judges/12-15.htm">Judges 12:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/judges/12-15.htm">Judges 12:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/judges/12-15.htm">OT History: Judges 12:15 Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite (Jd Judg. 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