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1 Chronicles 2:23 KJV
1 Chronicles · chapter 2 · verse 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.1 Chronicles 2:23 · King James Version
1 Chronicles 2:23 in context
21And 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.
22And Segub begat Jair, who had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead.
23And 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.
24And after that Hezron was dead in Calebephratah, then Abiah Hezron’s wife bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa.
25And the sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were, Ram the firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, and Ahijah.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- threescoreshishshîymsixtyH8346 →
- GeshurGᵉshûwrGeshur, a district of SyriaH1650 →
- KenathQᵉnâthKenath, a place East of the JordanH7079 →
- citiesʻîyra city in the widest senseH5892 →
- townschavvâhby implication, an encampment or villageH2333 →
- townsbatha daughterH1323 →
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The persons mentioned in the former paragraph are most of them such as we read of, and most of them such as we read much of, in other scriptures; but very few of those to whom this paragraph relates are mentioned any where else.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 18-55