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1 Chronicles 2:22
Segub was the father of Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Chronicler records genealogical and territorial data for the tribe of Manasseh following Hezron’s marriage to Machir’s daughter. The passage situates Segub’s lineage within the broader settlement patterns of Gilead and Bashan.
The words — The Hebrew verb הוֹלִ֣יד (ho.Lid) translates literally as “he fathered,” establishing direct paternal descent. The phrase וַֽ/יְהִי־ עֶשְׂרִים וְ/שָׁלוֹשׁ עָרִ֔ים (va/y.hi- es.Rim ve./sha.lo.Vosh 'a.Rim) renders as “and there were twenty-three cities,” denoting territorial possession.
The thread — This lineage connects to Numbers 32:41 and Deuteronomy 3:14, where Jair expands his control over Gilead and Argob. Joshua 13:30 later lists the towns associated with Jair’s territory in Bashan without describing conquest.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition of how tribal inheritance and urban settlement functioned as markers of covenantal allotment. Readers must distinguish between the Chronicler’s genealogical record and the historical narratives of territorial acquisition.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Segub begat Jair, who had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead.
Cross-references
- Numbers 32:41 Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, went and captured their villages and called them Havvoth-jair.
- 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;