And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir.
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Interpretation
Quiet and peaceable reigns, though the best to live in, yield least variety of matter to be spoken of. Such were the days of Tola and Jair.
Glossary
- Shamir Place
- A sharp thorn. (1. ) One of the sons of Michah ( 1 Chr. 24:24 ). (2. ) A town among the mountains of Judah ( Josh. 15:48 ); probably Somerah, 2 1/2 miles north-west of Debir. Modern identification: Samaria.