Judges 12:9 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | NLT

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.

Commentaries

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

Thirty sons, and thirty daughters. —Implying polygamy, wealth, and state (Judges 8:30).

Whom he sent abr…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

And he had thirty sons and thirty daughters Which was a very uncommon case for a man to have so many children, and those …

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

We have here a short account of three more of the judges of Israel. The happiest life of individuals, and the happiest state of society, is that wh…