After Tola died, Jair from the region of Gilead became judge. He was a judge for Israel for twenty-two years.
Laban said to Jacob, “This pile of rocks will remind us of the agreement between us.” That is why the place was called A Pile to Remind Us.
Moses said to them, “If the Gadites and Reubenites prepare for battle and cross the Jordan River with you, to go before the Lord and help you take the land, give them the land of Gilead for their own.
Tola was a judge for Israel for twenty-three years. Then he died and was buried in Shamir.
Jair had thirty sons, who rode thirty donkeys. These thirty sons controlled thirty towns in Gilead, which are called the Towns of Jair to this day.