1 Chronicles 2:23

God's Word

Geshur and Aram captured Havvoth Jair with Kenath and its villages (60 cities in all). All of these people were descendants of Machir, the man who first settled Gilead.

Cross References

Genesis 50:23

He saw his grandchildren, Ephraim’s children. Even the children of Machir, son of Manasseh, were adopted by Joseph at birth.

2 Samuel 13:38

Absalom, having fled to Geshur, stayed there three years.

1 Kings 4:13

Bengeber was in charge of Ramoth Gilead; he had the settlements of Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, in Gilead. He ⌞also⌟ had the territory of Argob in Bashan, 60 large cities with walls and bronze bars across their gates.

1 Chronicles 2:22

Segub was the father of Jair, who had 23 towns in Gilead.

1 Chronicles 2:24

After Hezron died in Caleb Ephrathah, Hezron’s wife Abijah gave birth to Ashhur, who first settled Tekoa.

Deuteronomy 3:14

Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, took the whole territory of Argob as far as the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites. The settlements in Bashan he named Havvoth Jair after himself. This is still their name today.)

Joshua 13:13

But the Israelites did not force out the people of Geshur and Maacath. So they still live in Israel today.

Joshua 13:30

Their territory extended from Mahanaim and included all of Bashan (the whole kingdom of King Og of Bashan) and all 60 settlements of Jair that were in Bashan.