1 Kings 4:13
Ben-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.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
The son of Geber, in Ramoth-gilead; to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him also pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brasen bars:
KJV1611 – Modern English
The son of Geber, in Ramoth-gilead; to him belonged the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him also belonged the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars;
King James Version 1611 (Original)
The son of Geber, in Ramothgilead; to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him also pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brasen bars:
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
Ben-geber,{H1127} in Ramoth-gilead{H1568} (to him [pertained] the towns{H2333} of Jair{H2971} the son{H1121} of Manasseh,{H4519} which are in Gilead;{H1568} [even] to him [pertained] the region{H2256} of Argob,{H709} which is in Bashan,{H1316} threescore{H8346} great{H1419} cities{H5892} with walls{H2346} and brazen{H5178} bars);{H1280}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
The son of Geber{H1127}, in Ramothgilead{H1568}{H7433}; to him pertained the towns{H2333} of Jair{H2971} the son{H1121} of Manasseh{H4519}, which are in Gilead{H1568}; to him also pertained the region{H2256} of Argob{H709}, which is in Bashan{H1316}, threescore{H8346} great{H1419} cities{H5892} with walls{H2346} and brasen{H5178} bars{H1280}:
Coverdale Bible (1535)
The sonne of Geber at Ramoth in Gilead: he had the townes of Iair the sonne of Manasse in Gilead, and had ye coastes of Argob which lyeth in Basan, euen thre score greate walled cities, and with brasen barres.
Geneva Bible (1560)
The sonne of Geber in Ramoth Gilead, & his were the townes of Iair, the sonne of Manasseh, which are in Gilead, and vnder him was the region of Argob, which is in Bashan: threescore great cities with walles & barres of brasse.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
The sonne of Gaber had Ramoth Gilead, and his were the townes of Iair the sonne of Manasse which are in Gilead: and vnder him was the region of Argob whiche is in Basan threescore great cities with walles and barres of brasse.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
The son of Geber, in Ramothgilead; to him [pertained] the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which [are] in Gilead; to him [also pertained] the region of Argob, which [is] in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brasen bars:
Webster's Bible (1833)
Ben Geber, in Ramoth-gilead (to him [pertained] the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; [even] to him [pertained] the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and brazen bars);
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
Ben-Geber, in Ramoth-Gilead, hath the small towns of Jair son of Manasseh, which `are' in Gilead; he hath a portion of Argob that `is' in Bashan, sixty great cities `with' wall and brazen bar.
American Standard Version (1901)
Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead (to him `pertained' the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; `even' to him `pertained' the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brazen bars);
American Standard Version (1901)
Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead (to him [pertained] the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; [even] to him [pertained] the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brazen bars);
Bible in Basic English (1941)
... the son of Geber in Ramoth-gilead; he had the towns of Jair, the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead, and the country of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great towns with walls and locks of brass.
World English Bible (2000)
Ben Geber, in Ramoth Gilead (to him [pertained] the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; [even] to him [pertained] the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars);
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
Ben Geber was in charge of Ramoth Gilead; he controlled the villages of Jair son of Manasseh in Gilead, as well as the region of Argob in Bashan, including sixty large walled cities with bronze bars locking their gates.
Referenced Verses
- Num 32:41 : 41 Jair son of Manasseh went and captured their settlements, and he called them Havvoth-jair.
- Deut 3:4 : 4 We captured all his cities at that time—there was not a city we did not take from them—sixty cities in all, the entire region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan.
- 1 Kgs 22:3 : 3 The king of Israel said to his servants, 'Don’t you know that Ramoth Gilead belongs to us, yet we remain idle without taking it back from the king of Aram?'
- 2 Kgs 9:1 : 1 Elisha the prophet called one of the sons of the prophets and said to him, 'Gird your loins, take this flask of oil in your hand, and go to Ramoth-Gilead.'
- 2 Kgs 9:14 : 14 So Jehu, son of Jehoshaphat son of Nimshi, conspired against Joram. Now Joram and all Israel had been defending Ramoth-Gilead against Hazael king of Aram.
- Ps 22:12 : 12 Do not be far from me, for trouble is near, and there is no one to help.
- Ps 68:15 : 15 When the Almighty scattered kings in the land, it was as if it had snowed on Zalmon.
- Deut 3:8 : 8 At that time, we took the land from the two Amorite kings across the Jordan, from the Arnon Gorge to Mount Hermon.
- Deut 3:13-14 : 13 The rest of Gilead and all of Bashan, the kingdom of Og, I gave to half the tribe of Manasseh. The entire region of Argob in Bashan is called the land of the Rephaim. 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.
- Deut 4:43 : 43 The cities were Bezer in the wilderness on the plateau for the Reubenites, Ramoth in Gilead for the Gadites, and Golan in Bashan for the Manassites.
- Josh 20:8 : 8 Across the Jordan east of Jericho, they designated Bezer in the wilderness on the plain from the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead from the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan from the tribe of Manasseh.
- Josh 21:38 : 38 From the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead (a city of refuge for one who had killed someone) with its pasture lands, Mahanaim with its pasture lands,
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- Deut 3:12-143 verses77%
12 At 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.
13 The rest of Gilead and all of Bashan, the kingdom of Og, I gave to half the tribe of Manasseh. The entire region of Argob in Bashan is called the land of the Rephaim.
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 13:30-312 verses76%
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.
31 It 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.
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18 Shimei, son of Ela, was in Benjamin.
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- 1 Chr 2:22-232 verses75%
22 Segub fathered Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead.
23 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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4 He 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.
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12 Baana, son of Ahilud, was in Taanach, Megiddo, and all Beth-Shean near Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth-Shean to Abel-Meholah and beyond to Jokmeam.
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43 The cities were Bezer in the wilderness on the plateau for the Reubenites, Ramoth in Gilead for the Gadites, and Golan in Bashan for the Manassites.
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25 Their territory included Jazer, all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the Ammonites as far as Aroer, which is near Rabbah.
26 From Heshbon to Ramath Mizpeh and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the boundary of Debir.
27 In the valley, Beth Haram, Beth Nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon—the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, along with the Jordan and its boundary, reaching as far as the edge of the Sea of Kinnereth on the eastern side of the Jordan.
28 This was the inheritance of the tribe of Gad, according to their clans—the cities and their villages.
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28 Zela, Haeleph, Jebus (that is, Jerusalem), Gibeath, and Kiriath—fourteen cities with their villages. This was the inheritance of the tribe of Benjamin, divided according to their families.
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8 Across the Jordan east of Jericho, they designated Bezer in the wilderness on the plain from the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead from the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan from the tribe of Manasseh.
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4 We captured all his cities at that time—there was not a city we did not take from them—sixty cities in all, the entire region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan.
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41 Jair son of Manasseh went and captured their settlements, and he called them Havvoth-jair.
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16 They lived in Gilead, in Bashan and its towns, and throughout all the pasturelands of Sharon as far as their borders.
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11 Additionally, it included Gilead, the territory of the Geshurites and Maachathites, all Mount Hermon, and all Bashan as far as Salcah.
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10 We captured all the cities of the plateau, all of Gilead, and all of Bashan as far as Salecah and Edrei—cities of Og's kingdom in Bashan.
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25 Gibeon, Ramah, and Beeroth,
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14 Ahinadab, son of Iddo, was in Mahanaim.
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33 He 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.
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17 From the tribe of Benjamin: Gibeon with its pasture lands, Geba with its pasture lands,
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22 Jokim, the men of Chozeba, Joash, and Saraph, ruled in Moab and returned to Lehem. These records are ancient.
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31 From the Hebronites: Jerijah was the leader according to their genealogies of the families. In the fortieth year of David's reign, they were searched, and among them were found capable warriors in Jazer of Gilead.
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31 The descendants of Benjamin lived in Geba, Michmash, Aija, Bethel, and its surrounding villages.
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31 Beth-Marcaboth, Hazar-Susim, Beth-Biri, and Shaaraim. These were their cities until the reign of David.
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27 He sent it to those in Bethel, Ramoth-Negev, and Jattir;
28 to those in Aroer, Siphmoth, and Eshtemoa;
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37 Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera were also included.
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10 Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin.
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35 also Atroth-shophan, Jazer, and Jogbehah.
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39 Heshbon with its pasture lands, and Jazer with its pasture lands—four cities in total.
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29 Along the borders of the sons of Manasseh were Beth-shean and its villages, Taanach and its villages, Megiddo and its villages, and Dor and its villages. In these places lived the sons of Joseph, son of Israel.
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6 Benjamin had three sons: Bela, Beker, and Jediael.
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5 ruled Mount Hermon, Salcah, all of Bashan, up to the borders of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and half of Gilead, up to the border of Sihon, king of Heshbon.
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33 All their villages that surrounded these cities extended to Baal. These were their settled territories, and they kept their genealogical records.
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21 Over the half-tribe of Manasseh in Gilead was Iddo son of Zechariah; over Benjamin was Jaasiel son of Abner.
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21 The cities of the tribe of Benjamin, according to their families, were Jericho, Beth-hoglah, and Emek-keziz.