1 Chronicles 2:23

23 cepitque Gessur et Aram oppida Iair et Canath et viculos eius sexaginta civitatum omnes isti filii Machir patris Galaad

1 Chronicles 2:23 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 2:23

And he took Geshur, and Aram, with the towns of Jair, from
them
Cities or countries which the Geshurites and Aramaeans, or Syrians, before inhabited; and which he took from them, together with other towns, which, being taken by him, were called after his name; the Targum is, the Geshurites and Aramaeans took the villages of Jair from them; that is, from the sons of Jair in later times; see ( Joshua 12:5 ) ( 13:13 )

with Kenath, and the towns thereof;
which Jair took by Nobah his general, and called it after his name, ( Numbers 32:42 ) , even sixty cities; see ( Deuteronomy 3:4-14 ) ( Joshua 13:30 )

all these belonged to the sons of Machir the father of Gilead:
being given him by Moses, ( Numbers 32:40 ) ( Deuteronomy 3:15 ) .

1 Chronicles 2:23 In-Context

21 post haec ingressus est Esrom ad filiam Machir patris Galaad et accepit eam cum esset annorum sexaginta quae peperit ei Segub

22 sed et Segub genuit Iair et possedit viginti tres civitates in terra Galaad

23 cepitque Gessur et Aram oppida Iair et Canath et viculos eius sexaginta civitatum omnes isti filii Machir patris Galaad

24 cum autem mortuus esset Esrom ingressus est Chaleb ad Ephrata habuit quoque Esrom uxorem Abia quae peperit ei Assur patrem Thecue

25 nati sunt autem filii Hieramehel primogeniti Esrom Ram primogenitus eius et Buna et Aran et Asom et Ahia