Judges 12:14

And he had forty sons, and thirty nephews ,.... Or sons' sons, that is, grandsons; so that he lived not only to see his sons married, but his grandchildren grown up to men's estate; since it follows:

that rode on seventy ass colts ; who were either employed by him to ride about on these animals, which in those times were honourable; see Judges 5:10 to administer justice throughout the nation in their circuits; or rather, not following any trade, or being concerned in husbandry, or feeding cattle, but being men of estates, rode about like gentlemen:

and he judged Israel eight years ; in his time it is said F2 Juchasin, ut supra. (fol. 136. 1.) the city of Troy was destroyed; so Eusebius F3 Evangel. Praepar. l. 10. c. 11. p. 484. , who calls this judge Labdon, though he elsewhere F4 Evangel. Praepar. l. 10. c. 11. p. 503. places it in the times of Eli; See Gill on Judges 12:9 .