Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 12:12
And Elon the Zebulonite died, and was buried in Aijalon in the country of Zebulun.
12. Elon Aijalon ] Nothing here but a name and a burying-place. Both probably should be pronounced alike, as in the LXX, for the consonants are practically identical; and the form should be Elon, this being the name of one of the ‘sons,’ i.e. families, of Zebulun, Gen 46:14, Num 26:26. The home of the clan was called by the name of the clan; and there the grave was shewn. See on Jdg 10:2. In these notices of the Minor Judges have we traditions of individuals or of clans? Partly, perhaps, of the one and partly of the other. The names are clan-names; the ‘sons’ and ‘daughters’ (Jdg 10:4, Jdg 12:9; Jdg 12:14) may represent clan developments and alliances; on the other hand the judgeship and the burying-place seem to preserve the memory of an individual.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
And Elon the Zebulonite died,…. At the end of his ten years of government:
and was buried in Aijalon in the country of Zebulun; which is added to distinguish it from another Aijalon in the tribe of Dan Jud 1:35.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(12) Was buried in Aijalon.There is a play of words between (Elon) and (Ayalon), which is precisely the same word, though with different vowelpoints. It means not a terebinth, but gazelle. Ajalon is not Yalo, which is in the tribe of Dan (Jos. 10:12; 1Sa. 14:31); and it is at least doubtful whether it should not be read Elon, as in the LXX. (Ailon, both for the judge and his burial-place), in which case we must suppose that the place was named from him. It is not mentioned elsewhere.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
12. Aijalon Supposed by Van de Velde to have been at the modern Jalun, about fifteen miles east of Akka. This was really in the territory of Naphtali, but so near the border as to be popularly called in the country of Zebulun.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
‘ And Elon the Zebulunite died, and was buried in Aijalon in the country of Zebulun.’
Each was accorded honours in burial because of their faithful service. They had this in common, that they judged well and faithfully.
Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
Jdg 12:12 And Elon the Zebulonite died, and was buried in Aijalon in the country of Zebulun.
Ver. 12. And was buried in Aijalon. ] Where the moon stood still. Jos 10:12
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Aijalon: Jos 19:42, 1Ch 6:69, 1Ch 8:13
Reciprocal: Jos 10:12 – Ajalon Jdg 1:35 – Aijalon