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1 Chronicles 2:23 · KJV

“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.”

— 1 Chronicles 2:23

Verse 22

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

Verse 24

And after that Hezron was dead in Calebephratah, then Abiah Hezron's wife bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa.

1 Chronicles 2 — Context

21

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}

22

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

23

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.

24

And after that Hezron was dead in Calebephratah, then Abiah Hezron's wife bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa.

25

And the sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were, Ram the firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, {and} Ahijah.

Cross References

Numbers 32:41-42

And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the small towns thereof, and called them Havothjair.

Deuteronomy 3:14

Jair the son of Manasseh took all the country of Argob unto the coasts of Geshuri and Maachathi; and called them after his own name, Bashanhavothjair, unto this day.

Joshua 13:30

And their coast was from Mahanaim, all Bashan, all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and all the towns of Jair, which {are} in Bashan, threescore cities:

Joshua 13:13

Nevertheless the children of Israel expelled not the Geshurites, nor the Maachathites: but the Geshurites and the Maachathites dwell among the Israelites until this day.

2 Samuel 13:38

So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.

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