Judges 12:9

And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.

Cross-references

Judges 12:14 describes Abdon's 40 sons and 30 grandsons, mirroring Ibzan's large family.

Judges 10:4 Parallel

Judges 10:4 notes Jair's 30 sons on 30 donkeys, paralleling Ibzan's 30 sons.

Judges 8:30 Parallel

In Judges 8:30, Gideon also had many sons (seventy), showing a pattern of judges with large families.