1 Chronicles 2:23 meaning and explanation
But Geshur and Aram captured Havvoth-jair, along with Kenath and its sixty surrounding villages. All these were descendants of Machir the father of Gilead.
1 Chronicles 2:23, Berean Standard Bible
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This verse sits inside a genealogy of Judah, yet it pauses to record a loss. Jair, a descendant of Machir through Hezron's late marriage, had held twenty-three towns in Gilead, the region east of the Jordan.
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