After the time of Abimelech a judge named Tola rose to save Israel and he led for 23 years. He was followed by Jair of Gilead who led Israel for 22 years. Jair had 30 donkey-riding sons who controlled 30 towns in Gilead.
After 45 years of peace and blessing the Israelites again backslid into the worship of multiple pagan gods which greatly angered the Lord so that he gave them into the hands of the Philistines and Ammonites who shattered and crushed them for a sad period of 18 years.
Eventually the Israelites repented of their sin and cried to God for help and deliverance, but God told them to resort to their pagan gods! Hence Israel got rid of their pagan idols and God agreed to help them as he couldn't bear to see Israel in such misery any longer. Thus the Israelites faced the Ammonites with the agreement that whichever Israelite launched the attack would be made leader of Gilead.
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