1 Chronicles 2:23

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And he took Geshur and Aram, with the towns of Jair, from them, with Kenath and its towns—sixty cities. All these belonged to the sons of Machir, the father of Gilead.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And he toke out of the same Iesur and Aram the townes of Iair, and Kenath with the vyllages therof, thre score cities. All these are the children of Machir ye father of Gilead.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And Gesthur with Aram tooke the townes of Iair from them, and Kenath and the townes thereof, euen threescore cities. All these were the sonnes of Machir the father of Gilead.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And he ouercame Gessur and Aram the townes of Iair, from them which dwelt in them and Kenath and the townes therof, euen threescore townes: All these were the sonnes of Machir the father of Gilead.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

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

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And Geshur and Aram took the tent-towns of Jair from them, with Kenath and the small places round it, even sixty towns. All these were the sons of Machir, the father of Gilead.

  • World English Bible (2000)

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

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    (Geshur and Aram captured the towns of Jair, along with Kenath and its sixty surrounding towns.) All these were descendants of Makir, the father of Gilead.

Referenced Verses

  • Num 32:41-42 : 41 Jair son of Manasseh went and captured their settlements, and he called them Havvoth-jair. 42 Nobah went and captured Kenath and its surrounding villages, and he called it Nobah after his own name.
  • Deut 3:14 : 14 Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, took the whole region of Argob as far as the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites. He named the villages of Bashan after himself, calling them Havvoth Jair, and they remain so to this day.
  • Josh 13:13 : 13 However, the Israelites did not drive out the Geshurites or the Maachathites. So Geshur and Maachath continue to live among the Israelites to this day.
  • Josh 13:30 : 30 Their territory extended from Mahanaim and included all of Bashan, the entire kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and all the settlements of Jair in Bashan—sixty towns.
  • 2 Sam 13:38 : 38 After Absalom fled to Geshur, he stayed there for three years.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Chr 2:21-22
    2 verses
    85%

    21Later, Hezron went to the daughter of Machir, the father of Gilead. He married her when he was sixty years old, and she bore him Segub.

    22Segub fathered Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead.

  • Num 32:39-41
    3 verses
    76%

    39The sons of Machir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, captured it, and drove out the Amorites who were there.

    40So Moses gave Gilead to Machir son of Manasseh, and he settled there.

    41Jair son of Manasseh went and captured their settlements, and he called them Havvoth-jair.

  • 1 Kgs 4:13
    75%

    13Ben-Geber was in Ramoth-Gilead; he governed the villages of Jair, son of Manasseh, in Gilead, and also the region of Argob in Bashan with its sixty large walled cities and bronze gates.

  • Deut 3:14-15
    2 verses
    75%

    14Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, took the whole region of Argob as far as the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites. He named the villages of Bashan after himself, calling them Havvoth Jair, and they remain so to this day.

    15I gave Gilead to Machir.

  • Josh 13:30-31
    2 verses
    75%

    30Their territory extended from Mahanaim and included all of Bashan, the entire kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and all the settlements of Jair in Bashan—sixty towns.

    31It also included half of Gilead, as well as Ashtaroth and Edrei, the royal cities of Og in Bashan. This was for the descendants of Machir son of Manasseh—for half the descendants of Machir, according to their clans.

  • Judg 10:3-4
    2 verses
    74%

    3After him, Jair the Gileadite arose and judged Israel for twenty-two years.

    4He had thirty sons, who rode on thirty donkeys, and they had thirty towns, which are called Havvoth-Jair to this day, in the land of Gilead.

  • Num 26:29-30
    2 verses
    74%

    29The descendants of Manasseh: From Machir, the family of the Machirites (Machir fathered Gilead); from Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.

    30These were the descendants of Gilead: From Iezer, the family of the Iezerites; from Helek, the family of the Helekites.

  • 1 Chr 7:14-17
    4 verses
    73%

    14The descendants of Manasseh through his concubine the Aramean woman: Asriel, whom she bore. She gave birth to Makir, the father of Gilead.

    15Makir took a wife for Huppim and Shuppim. His sister’s name was Maacah. Another descendant was Zelophehad, who had only daughters.

    16Maacah, the wife of Makir, bore a son, and she named him Peresh. His brother’s name was Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.

    17The sons of Ulam were Bedan. These were the descendants of Gilead, the son of Makir, the son of Manasseh.

  • Josh 13:11
    70%

    11Additionally, it included Gilead, the territory of the Geshurites and Maachathites, all Mount Hermon, and all Bashan as far as Salcah.

  • Josh 13:25
    69%

    25Their territory included Jazer, all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the Ammonites as far as Aroer, which is near Rabbah.

  • Josh 15:41
    68%

    41Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah—sixteen cities with their villages.

  • Gen 10:23
    68%

    23The sons of Aram were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.

  • 2 Kgs 10:33
    67%

    33He took land east of the Jordan—all the land of Gilead, the territory of Gad, Reuben, and Manasseh—from Aroer by the Arnon Gorge through Gilead and Bashan.

  • Deut 3:12
    67%

    12At that time, we took possession of this land, from Aroer on the edge of the Arnon Valley, and half of the hill country of Gilead with its towns, and I gave them to the Reubenites and the Gadites.

  • Num 21:25
    67%

    25Israel captured all the cities of the Amorites and settled in them, including Heshbon and all its villages.

  • Josh 17:11
    67%

    11Within Issachar and Asher, Manasseh possessed Beth-shean and its villages, Ibleam and its villages, the inhabitants of Dor and its villages, the inhabitants of En-dor and its villages, the inhabitants of Taanach and its villages, the inhabitants of Megiddo and its villages, and the three regions of Napheth.

  • Josh 21:25
    67%

    25From half the tribe of Manasseh: Taanach with its pasture lands and Gath-rimmon with its pasture lands—two cities.

  • Josh 13:28
    67%

    28This was the inheritance of the tribe of Gad, according to their clans—the cities and their villages.

  • Josh 15:36
    67%

    36Shaaraim, Adithaim, Gederah, and Gederothaim—fourteen cities with their villages.

  • Neh 11:25
    66%

    25As for the villages with their fields, some of the people from Judah lived in Kiriath-arba and its surrounding villages, in Dibon and its villages, and in Jekabzeel and its villages.

  • Josh 17:6
    66%

    6For the daughters of Manasseh received an inheritance among his sons. The land of Gilead belonged to the rest of the descendants of Manasseh.

  • Josh 15:23
    66%

    23Kedesh, Hazor, and Ithnan.

  • Ezra 2:26
    66%

    26the descendants of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty-one.

  • Josh 17:1
    66%

    1A portion of land was allotted to the tribe of Manasseh, for he was Joseph's firstborn. To Machir, the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, since he was a man of war, Gilead and Bashan were given.

  • Josh 15:53
    66%

    53Janum, Beth-tappuah, and Aphekah.

  • 1 Chr 4:22
    66%

    22Jokim, the men of Chozeba, Joash, and Saraph, ruled in Moab and returned to Lehem. These records are ancient.

  • 1 Chr 5:16
    65%

    16They lived in Gilead, in Bashan and its towns, and throughout all the pasturelands of Sharon as far as their borders.

  • 1 Sam 30:28
    65%

    28to those in Aroer, Siphmoth, and Eshtemoa;

  • Josh 21:33
    65%

    33In total, the families of the Gershonites received thirteen cities with their pasture lands.

  • 1 Chr 7:29
    65%

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  • 2 Kgs 13:25
    65%

    25Then Jehoash son of Jehoahaz recaptured from Ben-Hadad son of Hazael the towns he had taken in battle from his father Jehoahaz. Three times Jehoash defeated him, and so he recovered the towns of Israel.

  • Josh 13:19
    65%

    19as well as Kiriathaim, Sibmah, and Zereth-shahar on the hill of the valley,

  • Josh 13:13
    65%

    13However, the Israelites did not drive out the Geshurites or the Maachathites. So Geshur and Maachath continue to live among the Israelites to this day.

  • 1 Chr 6:62
    65%

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  • Deut 3:4
    65%

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  • 1 Chr 8:6
    65%

    6These were the descendants of Ehud, who were heads of families living in Geba. They were exiled to Manahath.