Had thirty sons. — This was an indication of his rank and position, which assumed an ostentatious polygamy. (Compare to Judges 8:3…

And he had thirty sons that rode upon thirty ass colts
Which to ride on in those times was reckoned honourable, and …

Quiet and peaceable reigns, though the best to live in, yield the least variety of matter for discussion. Such were the days of Tola and Jair. They…