Judges 12:4-15

⁴ Then Jephthah gathered all the men of Gilead and fought Ephraim ; and the men of Gilead defeated Ephraim , because they said , "You are fugitives of Ephraim , O Gileadites , in the midst of Ephraim and in the midst of Manasseh ." ⁵ The Gileadites captured the fords of the Jordan opposite Ephraim . And it happened when any of the fugitives of Ephraim said , "Let me cross over ," the men of Gilead would say to him, "Are you an Ephraimite ?" If he said , "No ," ⁶ then they would say to him, "Say now , 'Shibboleth .' " But he said , "Sibboleth ," for he could not pronounce it correctly . Then they seized him and slew him at the fords of the Jordan . Thus there fell at that time 42,000 e e of Ephraim . ⁷ Jephthah judged Israel six years . Then Jephthah the Gileadite died and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead .

Ibzan, Elon, and Abdon Judge Israel

⁸ Now Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel after him. ⁹ He had thirty sons , and thirty daughters whom he gave in marriage outside the family, and he brought in thirty daughters from outside for his sons . And he judged Israel seven years . ¹⁰ Then Ibzan died and was buried in Bethlehem . ¹¹ Now Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel after him; and he judged Israel ten years . ¹² Then Elon the Zebulunite died and was buried at Aijalon in the land of Zebulun . ¹³ Now Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite judged Israel after him. ¹⁴ He had forty sons and thirty grandsons who rode on seventy donkeys ; and he judged Israel eight years . ¹⁵ 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 .