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.
Parallel translations
- WEB 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.
- KJV 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.
- BSB Then Abdon son of Hillel, from Pirathon, died, and he was buried at Pirathon in Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.
- NKJV 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.
- NLT When he died, he was buried at Pirathon in Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.
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Quick answer
Abdon dies and is buried in Pirathon in Ephraim. His judgeship closes the list of minor judges.
Overview
The burial notice ends Abdon's account and this cluster of brief leaders. Together these judges fill the historical gap before the Samson narrative. They testify to God's faithfulness in sustaining Israel even through obscure servants, setting the stage for the next cycle of decline and deliverance.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- 1 Sam 15:7Saul struck the Amalekites, from Havilah as you go to Shur, that is before Egypt.
- Judg 5:14Those whose root is in Amalek came out of Ephraim, after you, Benjamin, among your peoples. Governors come down out of Machir. Those who handle the marshal’s staff came out of Zebulun.
- Judg 3:13He gathered the children of Ammon and Amalek to himself; and he went and struck Israel, and they possessed the city of palm trees.
- Judg 3:27When he had come, he blew a trumpet in the hill country of Ephraim; and the children of Israel went down with him from the hill country, and he led them.
- 2 Sam 23:30Benaiah a Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash.
- Exod 17:8Then Amalek came and fought with Israel in Rephidim.
- Gen 14:7They returned, and came to En Mishpat (also called Kadesh), and struck all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that lived in Hazazon Tamar.
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