Chapter 31 - Of Joshua The Son Of Nun, And Brief Notices Of The Years Of The Judges And The Kings Of The Children Of Israel

After Moses was dead, God said to Joshua the son of Nun, 'Moses My servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou and all this people, unto the land which I have sworn to their fathers to give them, Every place upon which ye tread shall be yours.' So Joshua the son of Nun gathered the people together, and passed over Jordan. Jordan was divided on this side and on that, and the children of Israel passed over as upon dry ground, even as their fathers passed through the sea of Sôph, when they went forth from Egypt. And they took twelve stones from the midst of Jordan, as a memorial for those after them. And they took Jericho, and destroyed it; and Joshua the son of Nun slew thirty-one kings of the foreign nations, and divided the land among them, and he brake their idols and images. 

These are the names of the kings whom Joshua the son of Nun destroyed. 

• The king of Jericho, 

• the king of Ai, 

• the king of Jerusalem, 

• the king of Hebron, 

• the king of Jarmuth, 

• the king of Lachish, 

• the king of Eglon, 

• the king of Gezer, 

• the king of Debir, 

• the king of Hormah, 

• the king of Geder, 

• the king of Arad, 

• the king of Libnah, 

• the king of Adullam, 

• the king of Makkedah, 

• the king of Bethel, 

• the king of Tappuah, 

• the king of Hepher, 

• the king of Aphek, 

• the king of Lashsharon; 

• the king of Madon, 

• the king of Hazor, 

• the king of Shimron-meron, 

• the king of Achshaph, 

• the king of Taanach, 

• the king of Megiddo, 

• the king of Rekam (Kadesh), 

• the king of Jokneam, 

• the king of Dor and Naphath-Dor, 

• the king of Goiim, 

• the king of Tirzah

And as we do not intend to write a complete history of the kings and judges, but only to collect a few matters which may serve for the consolation of the feeble in a time of despondency, behold we pass over them with brief notices. If however any one seeks to know these (things), let him read in the Tôrah and in the Bêth-Mautebhê, whence he will understand clearly. 

• Moses ruled the people in the desert forty years. 

• Joshua ruled the people twenty-five years. 

• Judah was ruler of the people forty-eight years. 

• Eglon king of Moab oppressed the people eighteen years. 

• Ahôr (Ehûd) was ruler of the people eighty years. 

• Nâbîn (Jabin) oppressed Israel twenty years. 

• Deborah and Barak were rulers of the people forty years. 

• The Midianites oppressed Israel seven years. Gideon was ruler of the people forty years. He had seventy sons, who rode with him upon seventy ass colts. 

• Abimelech the son of Gideon was ruler of the people sixty years. 

• Tola the son of Puah was ruler of the people twenty-three years. 

• Jair was ruler of the people twenty-two years. 

• The Philistines and Ammonites oppressed the people eighteen years. 

• Naphthah (Jephthah) was ruler of the people six years. He vowed a vow to the Lord and said, 'Whatsoever cometh forth to meet me from my house, I will offer up as an offering to the Lord.' And his only daughter came forth, and he offered her up as an offering to the Lord. 

• Abîzan (Ibzan) was ruler of the people seven years. He had thirty sons and thirty daughters; he sent out the thirty daughters and brought in thirty daughters-inlaw. 

• Elon was a ruler of the people ten years. Acrôn (Abdon) was ruler of the people eight years.

•  The Philistines oppressed Israel forty years. 

• Samson was ruler of the people twenty years. He slew a thousand men with the jawbone of a dead ass. 

• Eli was ruler of the people forty years. From Eli, the ark was in the house of Abinadab twenty years. 

• Samuel was ruler of the people thirty years. 

• Saul was ruler of the people forty years. 

These years of the Judges (lit. rulers) amount to six hundred and fifty-five. 

• King David reigned forty years. 

• Solomon reigned forty years. 

• Rehoboam reigned seventeen years. 

• Abijah reigned three years. 

• Asa reigned forty-one years. 

• Jehoshaphat reigned twentyfive years. 

• Joram reigned eight years. 

• Ahaziah reigned one year. 

• Athaliah reigned six years. 

• Joash reigned forty years. 

• Amaziah reigned twenty-three years. 

• Uzziah reigned fifty-two years. 

• Jotham reigned sixteen years. 

• Hezekiah reigned twenty-nine years. He prayed before God, and fifteen years were added to his life; and he held back the sun and the moon in their course. 

• Manasseh reigned fifty-five years. He sawed Isaiah with a wooden saw and killed him. 

• Amon reigned two years. 

• Josiah reigned thirty-one years. 

• Jehoahaz reigned three months. 

• Jehoiakim reigned eleven years. Jehoiachin reigned one hundred days.

• Zedekiah reigned seven years. 

These years of the kings amount to four hundred and fifty-five years, six months, and ten days.