1 Chronicles 2:23

Translations

Modern

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.

Traditional

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.

Literal

And Geshur and Aram took Havvoth-jair, with Kenath and its daughters—sixty towns. All these were the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.

Latin

Cepitque Gessur et Aram oppida Jair, et Canath, et viculos ejus sexaginta civitatum: omnes isti filii Machir patris Galaad.

Original

Hebrew

English

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.

Notes

1 Chronicles 2:21–23

Some families from Gilead, who are listed as part of the tribe of Manasseh (see Numbers 32:39–42), also had ties to the tribe of Judah.

1 Chronicles 2:9–55

The descendants of Hezron are listed up to the time of David in several sections:

The direct line from Hezron to David (1 Chronicles 2:9–17; compare Ruth 4:18–22)
The other descendants of Hezron (1 Chronicles 2:18–41)
The descendants of Hezron’s son Caleb (1 Chronicles 2:42–55)

Theme notes and profiles

Ancestors of Jesus

Related verses

Joshua 13:13
…but the Israelites did not drive out the Geshurites or the Maacathites. So Geshur and Maacath dwell among the Israelites to this day.
2 Samuel 13:38
After Absalom had fled and gone to Geshur, he stayed there three years.
Deuteronomy 3:14
Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, took the whole region of Argob as far as the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites. He renamed Bashan after himself, Havvoth-jair, by which it is called to this day.
Joshua 13:30
The territory from Mahanaim through all Bashan—all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, including all the towns of Jair that are in Bashan, sixty cities;
Numbers 32:41–42
Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, went and captured their villages and called them Havvoth-jair.

Parallels

Genesis 35:21–26 Genesis 38:1–30

People

Aram: Son of Shem, ancestor of the Arameans Gilead: Son of Machir; grandson of Manasseh; father of six sons Machir: Son of Manasseh; father (ie re-founder) of Gilead

Places

Geshur: Aramean kingdom; Talmai's domain; refuge for Absalom Havvoth-jair: Villages in Gilead captured by Jair Kenath: A city in Gilead, captured by Nobah and renamed

Glossary

Caleb Chelubai Chronicles, Books of First and Second Chronology of the Bible (Old Testament) Ephrath (Person) Genealogy Genealogy of Jesus Christ Geshur, Geshurites Havoth-Jair, Havvoth-Jair Hezron (Person) Jair Jerahmeel Kenath Manasseh, Tribe of

Topics

Aram: A Region North of Canaan Geshur: District East of the Sources of the Jordan River--The Inhabitants of, not Subdued by the Israelites Gilead: Grandson of Manasseh Jair: Son of Manasseh--Founder of Twenty-Three Cities in Gilead Kenath: A City of Gilead Syria: Called Aram, from the Son of Shem

1 Chronicles 2:23

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