1 Tola was the next person to rescue Israel. He belonged to the Issachar tribe, but he lived in Shamir, a town in the hill country of Ephraim. His father was Puah, and his grandfather was Dodo.
2 Tola was a leader of Israel for twenty-three years, then he died and was buried in Shamir.
3 The next leader of Israel was Jair, who lived in Gilead. He was a leader for twenty-two years.
4 He had thirty sons, and each son had his own mule and was in charge of one town in Gilead. Those thirty towns are still called The Settlements of Jair.
5 When he died, he was buried in the town of Kamon.
6 Before long, the Israelites began disobeying the Lord by worshipping Baal, Astarte, and gods from Syria, Sidon, Moab, Ammon, and Philistia.