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He gave his daughters away in marriage to those outside his clan, and for his sons he brought in thirty young women as wives from outside his clan. Ibzan led Israel seven years. <a href="/nlt/judges/12.htm">New Living Translation</a> He had thirty sons and thirty daughters. He sent his daughters to marry men outside his clan, and he brought in thirty young women from outside his clan to marry his sons. Ibzan judged Israel for seven years. <a href="/esv/judges/12.htm">English Standard Version</a> He had thirty sons, and thirty daughters he gave in marriage outside his clan, and thirty daughters he brought in from outside for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years. <a href="/bsb/judges/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> He had thirty sons, as well as thirty daughters whom he gave in marriage to men outside his clan; and for his sons he brought back thirty wives from elsewhere. Ibzan judged Israel seven years. <a href="/kjv/judges/12.htm">King James Bible</a> And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years. <a href="/nkjv/judges/12.htm">New King James Version</a> He had thirty sons. And he gave away thirty daughters in marriage, and brought in thirty daughters from elsewhere for his sons. He judged Israel seven years. <a href="/nasb_/judges/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> He had thirty sons, and thirty daughters whom he gave in marriage outside the family, and he brought in thirty daughters from outside for his sons. And he judged Israel for seven years. <a href="/nasb/judges/12.htm">NASB 1995</a> He had thirty sons, and thirty daughters whom he gave in marriage outside the family, and he brought in thirty daughters from outside for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years. <a href="/nasb77/judges/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters whom he gave in marriage outside the family, and he brought in thirty daughters from outside for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years. <a href="/lsb/judges/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters whom he gave in marriage outside the family, and he brought in thirty daughters from outside for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years. <a href="/amp/judges/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a> He had thirty sons, and thirty daughters whom he gave in marriage outside the family, and he brought in thirty daughters [-in-law] from outside for his sons. He judged Israel for seven years. <a href="/csb/judges/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> and had thirty sons. He gave his thirty daughters in marriage to men outside the tribe and brought back thirty wives for his sons from outside the tribe. Ibzan judged Israel seven years, <a href="/hcsb/judges/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> and had 30 sons. He gave his 30 daughters in marriage to men outside the tribe and brought back 30 wives for his sons from outside the tribe. Ibzan judged Israel seven years, <a href="/asv/judges/12.htm">American Standard Version</a> And he had thirty sons; and thirty daughters he sent abroad, and thirty daughters he brought in from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years. <a href="/cev/judges/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> He had 30 daughters and 30 sons, and he let them all marry outside his clan. Ibzan was a leader for seven years, <a href="/erv/judges/12.htm">English Revised Version</a> And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters he sent abroad, and thirty daughters he brought in from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years. <a href="/gwt/judges/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> He had 30 sons and 30 daughters. His sons and daughters married people from outside their own families. He judged Israel for seven years. <a href="/gnt/judges/12.htm">Good News Translation</a> He had thirty sons and thirty daughters. He gave his daughters in marriage outside the clan and brought thirty young women from outside the clan for his sons to marry. Ibzan led Israel for seven years, <a href="/isv/judges/12.htm">International Standard Version</a> He had 30 sons and 30 daughters, but he gave his daughters in marriage to outsiders and brought in 30 outsiders for his sons. He governed Israel for seven years, <a href="/msb/judges/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> He had thirty sons, as well as thirty daughters whom he gave in marriage to men outside his clan; and for his sons he brought back thirty wives from elsewhere. Ibzan judged Israel seven years. <a href="/net/judges/12.htm">NET Bible</a> He had thirty sons. He arranged for thirty of his daughters to be married outside his extended family, and he arranged for thirty young women to be brought from outside as wives for his sons. Ibzan led Israel for seven years; <a href="/nheb/judges/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> He had thirty sons; and thirty daughters he sent abroad, and thirty daughters he brought in from abroad for his sons. He judged Israel seven years. <a href="/wbt/judges/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And he had thirty sons and thirty daughters whom he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons: and he judged Israel seven years. <a href="/web/judges/12.htm">World English Bible</a> He had thirty sons. He sent his thirty daughters outside his clan, and he brought in thirty daughters from outside his clan for his sons. He judged Israel seven years. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/judges/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and he has thirty sons, and thirty daughters he gave away [in marriage], and thirty daughters he brought in from outside for his sons; and he judges Israel [for] seven years. <a href="/ylt/judges/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and he hath thirty sons and thirty daughters, he hath sent without and thirty daughters hath brought in to his sons from without; and he judgeth Israel seven years. <a href="/slt/judges/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And there will be to him thirty sons and thirty daughters he sent without, and thirty daughters he brought in to his sons from without: and he will judge Israel seven years.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/judges/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> He had thirty sons, and as many daughters, whom he sent abroad, and gave to husbands, and took wives for his sons of the same number, bringing them into his house. And he judged Israel seven years: <a href="/cpdv/judges/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> He had thirty sons, and the same number of daughters, whom he sent away to be given to husbands. And he accepted wives for his sons of the same number, bringing them into his house. And he judged Israel for seven years. <a href="/nabre/judges/12.htm">New American Bible</a> He had thirty sons and thirty daughters whom he gave in marriage outside the family, while bringing in thirty wives for his sons from outside the family. He judged Israel for seven years. <a href="/nrsvce/judges/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> He had thirty sons. He gave his thirty daughters in marriage outside his clan and brought in thirty young women from outside for his sons. He judged Israel seven years.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/judges/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, and his thirty daughters he gave in marriage outside of his tribe, and brought in thirty daughters-in-law from outside. And he judged Israel seven years. <a href="/hpbt/judges/12.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And he had thirty sons and thirty daughters, and his thirty daughters he brought out to the outside, and thirty brides he took in from the outside, and he judged Israel seven years<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/judges/12.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters he sent abroad, and thirty daughters he brought in from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years. <a href="/sep/judges/12.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent forth; and he brought in thirty daughters for his sons from without; and he judged Israel seven years. <a href="/parallel/judges/12-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AjzBiIYY2Dc?start=3878" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/judges/12.htm">Ibzan, Elon, and Abdon</a> 8After Jephthah, Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel. 9<a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">He had</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7970.htm" title="7970: šə·lō·šîm (Number-cp) -- Thirty. Or shloshiym; multiple of shalowsh; thirty; or thirtieth.">thirty</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bā·nîm (N-mp) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">sons,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7970.htm" title="7970: ū·šə·lō·šîm (Conj-w:: Number-cp) -- Thirty. Or shloshiym; multiple of shalowsh; thirty; or thirtieth.">as well as thirty</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: bā·nō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">daughters</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: šil·laḥ (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">whom he gave in marriage</a> <a href="/hebrew/2351.htm" title="2351: ha·ḥū·ṣāh (Art:: N-ms:: 3fs) -- The outside, a street. Or chuts; from an unused root meaning to sever; properly, separate by a wall, i.e. Outside, outdoors.">to men outside his clan;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: lə·ḇā·nāw (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">and for his sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: hê·ḇî (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">he brought back</a> <a href="/hebrew/7970.htm" title="7970: ū·šə·lō·šîm (Conj-w:: Number-cp) -- Thirty. Or shloshiym; multiple of shalowsh; thirty; or thirtieth.">thirty</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: bā·nō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">wives</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/2351.htm" title="2351: ha·ḥūṣ (Art:: N-ms) -- The outside, a street. Or chuts; from an unused root meaning to sever; properly, separate by a wall, i.e. Outside, outdoors.">elsewhere.</a> <a href="/hebrew/8199.htm" title="8199: way·yiš·pōṭ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To judge, govern. ">Ibzan judged</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/7651.htm" title="7651: še·ḇa‘ (Number-fs) -- Or shibrah; from shaba'; a primitive cardinal number; seven; also seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number.">seven</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nîm (N-fp) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">years.</a> 10Then Ibzan died, and he was buried in Bethlehem.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/genesis/30-9.htm">Genesis 30:9-13</a> When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she gave her servant Zilpah to Jacob as a wife. / And Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a son. / Then Leah said, “How fortunate!” So she named him Gad. ... <a href="/genesis/46-17.htm">Genesis 46:17</a> The children of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel. <a href="/numbers/26-46.htm">Numbers 26:46</a> And the name of Asher’s daughter was Serah. <a href="/1_chronicles/7-13.htm">1 Chronicles 7:13</a> The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum—the descendants of Bilhah. <a href="/deuteronomy/21-15.htm">Deuteronomy 21:15-17</a> If a man has two wives, one beloved and the other unloved, and both bear him sons, but the unloved wife has the firstborn son, / when that man assigns his inheritance to his sons he must not appoint the son of the beloved wife as the firstborn over the son of the unloved wife. / Instead, he must acknowledge the firstborn, the son of his unloved wife, by giving him a double portion of all that he has. For that son is the firstfruits of his father’s strength; the right of the firstborn belongs to him. <a href="/1_samuel/1-2.htm">1 Samuel 1:2</a> He had two wives, one named Hannah and the other Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none. <a href="/1_samuel/2-5.htm">1 Samuel 2:5</a> The well-fed hire themselves out for food, but the starving hunger no more. The barren woman gives birth to seven, but she who has many sons pines away. <a href="/1_chronicles/2-18.htm">1 Chronicles 2:18-19</a> Caleb son of Hezron had children by his wife Azubah and by Jerioth. These were the sons of Azubah: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. / When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore to him Hur. <a href="/1_chronicles/4-5.htm">1 Chronicles 4:5</a> Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah. <a href="/1_chronicles/7-14.htm">1 Chronicles 7:14-15</a> 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. <a href="/1_chronicles/8-8.htm">1 Chronicles 8:8-9</a> Shaharaim had sons in the country of Moab after he had divorced his wives Hushim and Baara. / His sons by his wife Hodesh: Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam, <a href="/2_chronicles/11-21.htm">2 Chronicles 11:21</a> Rehoboam loved Maacah daughter of Absalom more than all his wives and concubines. In all, he had eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and he was the father of twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters. <a href="/matthew/19-4.htm">Matthew 19:4-6</a> Jesus answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ / and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’? / So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.” <a href="/mark/10-6.htm">Mark 10:6-9</a> However, from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’ / ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, / and the two will become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two, but one flesh. ... <a href="/luke/20-34.htm">Luke 20:34-36</a> Jesus answered, “The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage. / But those who are considered worthy to share in the age to come and in the resurrection from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage. / In fact, they can no longer die, because they are like the angels. And since they are sons of the resurrection, they are sons of God.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.<a href="/judges/12-14.htm">Judges 12:14</a> And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years.<a href="/judges/10-4.htm">Judges 10:4</a> And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havothjair unto this day, which are in the land of Gilead.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/32-11.htm">Abroad</a> <a href="/judges/9-1.htm">Clan</a> <a href="/judges/11-40.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/judges/12-8.htm">Ibzan</a> <a href="/judges/12-8.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/judges/12-8.htm">Judge</a> <a href="/judges/12-8.htm">Judged</a> <a href="/judges/12-8.htm">Judgeth</a> <a href="/judges/12-8.htm">Led</a> <a href="/judges/3-6.htm">Marriage</a> <a href="/judges/7-19.htm">Outside</a> <a href="/judges/5-18.htm">Places</a> <a href="/judges/8-26.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/judges/10-4.htm">Thirty</a> <a href="/judges/8-30.htm">Wives</a> <a href="/judges/11-40.htm">Women</a> <a href="/judges/11-40.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/2-24.htm">Abroad</a> <a href="/judges/13-2.htm">Clan</a> <a href="/judges/14-1.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/judges/12-10.htm">Ibzan</a> <a href="/judges/12-11.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/judges/12-11.htm">Judge</a> <a href="/judges/12-11.htm">Judged</a> <a href="/judges/12-11.htm">Judgeth</a> <a href="/judges/12-11.htm">Led</a> <a href="/judges/21-1.htm">Marriage</a> <a href="/judges/19-23.htm">Outside</a> <a href="/judges/18-16.htm">Places</a> <a href="/judges/14-12.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/judges/12-14.htm">Thirty</a> <a href="/judges/21-7.htm">Wives</a> <a href="/judges/16-27.htm">Women</a> <a href="/judges/12-14.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Judges 12</div>1. <a href="/judges/12-1.htm">The Ephraimites, quarrelling with Jephthah, are slain by the Gileadites</a> 7. <a href="/judges/12-7.htm">Jephthah dies</a> 8. <a href="/judges/12-8.htm">Ibzan, who had thirty sons, and thirty daughters</a> 11. <a href="/judges/12-11.htm">and Elon</a> 13. <a href="/judges/12-13.htm">and Abdon, who had forty sons, and thirty nephews, judge Israel</a> </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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/12.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/judges/12.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>He had thirty sons, as well as thirty daughters This phrase highlights the large family of Ibzan, which was a sign of wealth and status in ancient Israelite society. Large families were often seen as a blessing from God, as children were considered a heritage from the Lord (<a href="/psalms/127-3.htm">Psalm 127:3-5</a>). The number thirty may symbolize completeness or abundance, reflecting Ibzan's prosperity and influence.whom he gave in marriage to men outside his clan Marrying outside one's clan was a strategic move to form alliances and strengthen political ties. This practice was common in the ancient Near East, where marriages were often used to secure peace and cooperation between different groups. It also reflects the broader theme in Judges of Israel's interaction with surrounding nations, sometimes leading to idolatry and conflict.and for his sons he brought back thirty wives from elsewhere This action mirrors the practice of forming alliances through marriage, but it also suggests a departure from the ideal of marrying within the Israelite community. The bringing of wives from elsewhere could indicate a compromise with surrounding cultures, which often led to the introduction of foreign gods and practices, a recurring issue in the Book of Judges.Ibzan judged Israel seven years Ibzan's judgeship lasted seven years, a number often associated with completeness or divine perfection in the Bible. His relatively short tenure as a judge suggests a period of stability and peace, though the text does not provide specific details about his leadership. The role of a judge in Israel was to deliver the people from oppression and lead them in following God's laws, a task that varied in success throughout the Book of Judges.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/i/ibzan.htm">Ibzan</a> A judge of Israel who led for seven years. He is noted for his large family and the marriages he arranged for his children. 2. <a href="/topical/t/thirty_sons_and_thirty_daughters.htm">Thirty Sons and Thirty Daughters</a> Ibzan's children, whose marriages were strategically arranged to form alliances. 3. <a href="/topical/m/marriage_alliances.htm">Marriage Alliances</a> Ibzan's daughters were married outside his clan, and he brought in wives for his sons, indicating a focus on political and social alliances. 4. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> The nation over which Ibzan judged, during a time of decentralized leadership through judges. 5. <a href="/topical/b/bethlehem.htm">Bethlehem</a> Although not mentioned directly in this verse, Ibzan is traditionally associated with Bethlehem, which is significant in biblical history.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_family_and_community.htm">The Importance of Family and Community</a> Ibzan's actions reflect the importance of family alliances in maintaining social and political stability. In today's context, building strong family and community relationships is vital for personal and communal well-being. <a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_legacy.htm">Leadership and Legacy</a> Ibzan's leadership included strategic planning for his family's future. As Christians, we are called to consider how our actions and decisions impact future generations. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_leadership.htm">God's Sovereignty in Leadership</a> Despite the human efforts in leadership and alliances, God's sovereignty remains central. Trusting in God's plan is crucial, even when human strategies are employed. <a href="/topical/c/cultural_practices_and_god's_will.htm">Cultural Practices and God's Will</a> While cultural practices like arranged marriages were common, discerning God's will in our cultural context is essential for living a life that honors Him. <a href="/topical/u/unity_and_diversity_in_the_body_of_christ.htm">Unity and Diversity in the Body of Christ</a> Just as Ibzan's family extended beyond his clan, the Church is called to embrace unity and diversity, welcoming believers from all backgrounds.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_judges_12.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Judges 12</a> <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> <a href="/q/why_no_opposition_to_abimelech's_act.htm">How could Abimelech have murdered seventy of Gideon's sons without immediate opposition (Judges 9:5)?</a> <a href="/q/why_did_god_delay_judging_child_sacrifice.htm">Jeremiah 19:4-5 -- If God commands against child sacrifice elsewhere, why would He allow His own people to practice it for so long without immediate judgment?</a> <a href="/q/why_is_god_both_merciful_and_vengeful.htm">What explains the apparent inconsistency between God's merciful nature elsewhere and the violent retribution depicted in Ezekiel 23:22-27?</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>(9) Thirty sons, and thirty daughters.--Implying polygamy, wealth, and state (<a href="/judges/8-30.htm" title="And Gideon had three score and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives.">Judges 8:30</a>).Whom he sent abroad--i.e., whom he gave in marriage "out of his house" (Vulg., quas emittens foras maritis dedit). The only reason for recording the marriage of his sons and daughters is to show that he was a great man, and sought additional influence by intermarriages with other families. It showed no little prosperity that he lived to see his sixty children married.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/judges/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 9. - He had thirty sons, etc. From no record of Ibzan's judgeship being preserved, except this domestic incident, we may infer, as in the case of Jair, that no important events took place in his time. <a href="/commentaries/judges/12-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>He had וַיְהִי־ (way·hî-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be thirty שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים (šə·lō·šîm) Number - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7970.htm">Strong's 7970: </a> Thirty, thirtieth sons, בָּנִ֗ים (bā·nîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son as well as thirty וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים (ū·šə·lō·šîm) Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7970.htm">Strong's 7970: </a> Thirty, thirtieth daughters בָּנוֹת֙ (bā·nō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> A daughter whom he gave in marriage שִׁלַּ֣ח (šil·laḥ) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> To send away, for, out to men outside his clan; הַח֔וּצָה (ha·ḥū·ṣāh) Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2351.htm">Strong's 2351: </a> Separate by a, wall, outside, outdoors and for his sons לְבָנָ֖יו (lə·ḇā·nāw) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son he brought back הֵבִ֥יא (hê·ḇî) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go thirty וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים (ū·šə·lō·šîm) Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7970.htm">Strong's 7970: </a> Thirty, thirtieth wives בָּנ֔וֹת (bā·nō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> A daughter from מִן־ (min-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> A part of, from, out of elsewhere. הַח֑וּץ (ha·ḥūṣ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2351.htm">Strong's 2351: </a> Separate by a, wall, outside, outdoors Ibzan judged וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֥ט (way·yiš·pōṭ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8199.htm">Strong's 8199: </a> To judge, pronounce sentence, to vindicate, punish, to govern, to litigate Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc seven שֶׁ֥בַע (še·ḇa‘) Number - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7651.htm">Strong's 7651: </a> Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number years. שָׁנִֽים׃ (šā·nîm) Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> A year <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/12-9.htm">Judges 12:9 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/judges/12-9.htm">Judges 12:9 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/judges/12-9.htm">Judges 12:9 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/judges/12-9.htm">Judges 12:9 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/judges/12-9.htm">Judges 12:9 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/12-9.htm">Judges 12:9 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/12-9.htm">Judges 12:9 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/12-9.htm">Judges 12:9 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/judges/12-9.htm">Judges 12:9 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/judges/12-9.htm">Judges 12:9 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/judges/12-9.htm">OT History: Judges 12:9 He had thirty sons (Jd Judg. 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