Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
He had 40 sons and 30 grandsons who rode on 70 donkeys. He governed Israel for eight years.
New American Standard Bible
He had forty sons and thirty grandsons who rode on seventy donkeys; and he judged Israel eight years.
King James Version
And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years.
Holman Bible
He had 40 sons and 30 grandsons, who rode on 70 donkeys. Abdon judged Israel eight years,
A Conservative Version
And he had forty sons and thirty sons' sons who rode on seventy donkey colts, and he judged Israel eight years.
American Standard Version
And he had forty sons and thirty sons'sons, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years.
Amplified
He had forty sons and thirty grandsons who rode on seventy donkeys; and he judged Israel for eight years.
Bible in Basic English
He had forty sons and thirty sons' sons who went on seventy young asses; and he was judge of Israel for eight years.
Darby Translation
He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy asses; and he judged Israel eight years.
Julia Smith Translation
And there will be to him forty sons and thirty sons' sons riding upon seventy young asses: and he will judge Israel eight years.
King James 2000
And he had forty sons and thirty grandsons, that rode on threescore and ten donkey colts: and he judged Israel eight years.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He had forty sons and thirty grandsons that rode on seventy male donkeys. He judged Israel for eight years.
Modern King James verseion
And he had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy ass colts. And he judged Israel eight years.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he had forty sons, and thirty nephews that rode on thirty ass colts.
NET Bible
He had forty sons and thirty grandsons who rode on seventy donkeys. He led Israel for eight years.
New Heart English Bible
He had forty sons and thirty grandsons who rode on seventy donkey colts. And he judged Israel eight years.
The Emphasized Bible
And so it was, he had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy ass colts, - and he judged Israel eight years.
Webster
And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on seventy ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years.
World English Bible
He had forty sons and thirty sons' sons, who rode on seventy donkey colts: and he judged Israel eight years.
Youngs Literal Translation
and he hath forty sons, and thirty grandsons, riding on seventy ass-colts, and he judgeth Israel eight years.
Themes
The tribe of Ephraim » Remarkable persons of » Abdon
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Judges 12:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
Abdon Serves As Judge
13 Hillel the Pirathonite's son Abdon governed Israel after him. 14 He had 40 sons and 30 grandsons who rode on 70 donkeys. He governed Israel for eight years. 15 Then he died and was buried at Pirathon in the territory of Ephraim, in the mountainous region of the Amalekites.
Cross References
Judges 5:10
"Speak up, you who ride white donkeys, sitting on cloth saddles while you travel on your way!
Judges 10:4
His 30 sons rode on 30 donkeys, controlling 30 cities in the territory of Gilead named Havvoth-jair to this day.