"And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he {was} threescore ye…" — 1 Chronicles 2:21

1 Chronicles 2:21 · KJV

“And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he {was} threescore years old; and she bare him Segub. {married: Heb. took}”

— 1 Chronicles 2:21

Verse 20

And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezaleel.

Verse 22

And Segub begat Jair, who had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead.

1 Chronicles 2 — Context

And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, which bare him Hur.

And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezaleel.

And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he {was} threescore years old; and she bare him Segub. {married: Heb. took}

And Segub begat Jair, who had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead.

And he took Geshur, and Aram, with the towns of Jair, from them, with Kenath, and the towns thereof, {even} threescore cities. All these {belonged to} the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.

Cross References

Numbers 27:1

Then came the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph: and these {are} the names of his daughters; Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah.

Numbers 32:39-40

And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorite which {was} in it.

Genesis 50:23

And Joseph saw Ephraim's children of the third {generation}: the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were brought up upon Joseph's knees. {brought...: Heb. born}

Deuteronomy 3:15

And I gave Gilead unto Machir.

Numbers 26:29

Of the sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites: and Machir begat Gilead: of Gilead {come} the family of the Gileadites.

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