1 Chronicles 2:22

New International Reader's Version

Segub was the father of Jair. Jair controlled 23 towns in Gilead.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 2:21

When he was 60 years old, Hezron married the daughter of Makir. Makir was the father of Gilead. Hezron slept with his wife, and she had Segub by him.

1 Chronicles 2:23

But Geshur and Aram captured Havvoth Jair. They also captured Kenath and the settlements around it. The total number of towns captured was 60. Hezron, Segub and Jair belonged to the family line of Makir. Makir was the father of Gilead.

Numbers 32:40

So Moses gave Gilead to the people of Makir, the son of Manasseh. And they settled there.

Numbers 32:41

Jair was from the family line of Manasseh. Jair captured Gilead’s settlements. He called them Havvoth Jair.

Deuteronomy 3:14

Jair took the whole area of Argob. He was from the family line of Manasseh. Argob goes all the way to the border of the people of Geshur and Maakah. It was named after Jair. So Bashan is called Havvoth Jair to this very day.

Deuteronomy 3:15

I gave Gilead to Makir.

Joshua 13:30

Their territory starts at Mahanaim. It includes the whole land of Bashan. That was the entire kingdom of Og, the king of Bashan. Manasseh’s territory includes all the 60 towns of Jair in Bashan.