1 Chronicles 2:23

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.

And he took {H3947} Geshur {H1650}, and Aram {H758}, with the towns {H2333} of Jair {H2971}, from them, with Kenath {H7079}, and the towns {H1323} thereof, even threescore {H8346} cities {H5892}. All these belonged to the sons {H1121} of Machir {H4353} the father {H1} of Gilead {H1568}.

(But G'shur and Aram took Havot-Ya'ir away from them, along with K'nat and its villages - sixty cities.) All these were descendants of Machir the father of Gil'ad.

But Geshur and Aram captured Havvoth-jair, along with Kenath and its sixty surrounding villages. All these were descendants of Machir the father of Gilead.

And Geshur and Aram took the towns of Jair from them, with Kenath, and the villages thereof, even threescore cities. All these were the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.

Note: Commentary was generated by an advanced AI, utilizing a prompt that emphasized Biblical fidelity over bias. We've found these insights to be consistently reliable, yet we always encourage prayerful discernment through the Holy Spirit. The Scripture text and cross-references are from verified, non-AI sources.
  • 2 Samuel 13:38

    So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.
  • Numbers 32:41

    And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the small towns thereof, and called them Havothjair.
  • Numbers 32:42

    And Nobah went and took Kenath, and the villages thereof, and called it Nobah, after his own name.
  • 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.
  • 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:
  • 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.

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