After Jephthah, Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel.
Parallel translations
- WEB After him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel.
- KJV And after him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel.
- NKJV After him, Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel.
- NASB Now Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel after him.
- NLT After Jephthah died, Ibzan from Bethlehem judged Israel.
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Quick answer
Ibzan of Bethlehem judges Israel after Jephthah. He is one of several 'minor' judges briefly noted.
Overview
Ibzan begins a series of lesser-known judges recorded with little detail. Their inclusion shows God's continued provision of leadership during Israel's troubled era. Even in quieter periods, the Lord preserved His people, maintaining the line of history that would lead to the Messiah.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- 1 Sam 16:1Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from his sons a king for Myself.”
- Gen 15:19the land of the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites,
- Matt 2:1After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,
- Mic 5:2But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity.
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Israel's cycle of sin and rescue through flawed deliverers cries out for a Savior who never fails — the true and final Judge and Deliverer who saves his people not for a season but forever.
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