1 Chronicles 2:23 And he took Geshur, and Aram, with the towns of Jair, from them, with Kenath, and the towns thereof, even three score cities. All these belonged to the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.

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And he took Geshur, and Aram, with the towns of Jair, from them, with Kenath, and the towns thereof, even three score cities. All these belonged to the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.

Treasury of Scripture

Geshur.

Joshua 13:13 Nevertheless the children of Israel expelled not the Geshurites, nor the Maachathites...

2 Samuel 13:38 So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.

Kenath. Kenath was situated in the tribe of Manasseh, east of Jordan. Eusebius says it was called in his time Kanatha; and was a town in the Trachonitis, near Bozra. Josephus places it in Coelo-syria; and Pliny reckons it among the cities of the Decapolis. It was also called Nobah, after Nobah an Israelite, who conquered it, (Nu.

32:42;) which is placed by Eusebius, eight miles south of Heshbon: See Note on Ju.

1 Chronicles 8:11 And of Hushim he begat Abitub, and Elpaal.

Context

Descendants of Hezron

18And Caleb the son of Hezron begat children of Azubah his wife, and of Jerioth: her sons are these; Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon. 19And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took to him Ephrath, which bore him Hur. 20And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezaleel. 21And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was three score years old; and she bore 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 three score 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 bore him Ashur the father of Tekoa.

Parallel Verses

American Standard Version
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.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he took Gessur, and Aram the towns of Jair, and Canath, and the villages thereof, threescore cities. All these, the sons of Machir father of Galaad.

Darby Bible Translation
and Geshur and Aram took the villages of Jair from them, with Kenath and its dependent towns, sixty cities. All these were sons of Machir the father of Gilead.

King James Bible
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.

Young's Literal Translation
and he taketh Geshur and Aram, the small villages of Jair, from them, with Kenath and its small towns, sixty cities -- all these belonged to the sons of Machir father of Gilead.

Strong's Concordance

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.

Topical Bible

Aram Belonged Captured Cities Dependent Descendants Geshur Gilead Havvoth Havvoth-jair Havvoth-ja'ir Jair Kenath Machir Makir Places Round Settlements Sixty Sons Surrounding Taketh Tent-towns Thereof Threescore Towns Villages

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Aram Belonged Captured Cities Dependent Descendants Geshur Gilead Havvoth Havvoth-Jair Jair Kenath Machir Makir Places Settlements Sixty Small Surrounding Thereof Threescore Towns Villages

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Aram Belonged Captured Cities Dependent Descendants Geshur Gilead Havvoth Havvoth-Jair Jair Kenath Machir Makir Places Settlements Sixty Small Surrounding Thereof Threescore Towns Villages

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1 Chronicles Chapter 2 Verse 23

Alphabetical: But All and Aram as But captured cities descendants even father from Geshur Gilead Havvoth its Jair Kenath Machir Makir of settlements sixty sons surrounding the them these took towns towns villages well were with

OT History: 1 Chronicles 2:23 Geshur and Aram took the towns (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr)

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