Judges 12:15

Judges Old Testament

WEB

Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.

KJV

And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the Amalekites.

Commentary

Commentary

And Abdon the son of Hillell the Pirathonite died,.... At the end of his eight years' government: and was buried at Pirathon, in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of t he Amalekites; in the place where he was born, and from whence he had the name of a Pirathonite; and this was in the tribe of Ephraim, and the particular spot was Mount Amalek; so called either from the name of the person to whom it belonged, or because the Amalekites formerly dwelt in it; or rather because of some remarkable advantage got over them at this place: here, Josephus says (e), this judge had a magnificent funeral. (e) Ut supra, (Antiqu. l. 5. c. 7.) sect. 15. Next: Judges Chapter 13 Sacred Texts | Bible « Previous: John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible: Judges: Judge... Index Next: John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible: Judges: Judge... »