Jair the son of Manasseh took all the country of Argob unto the coasts of Geshuri and Maachathi; and called them after his own name, Bashanhavothjair , unto this day.
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Gill's Exposition
Jair the son of Manasseh took all the country of Argob,.... Or Trachonitis; the small towns belonging to Gilead, as in Num 32:41.
unto the coasts of Geshuri and Maachathi; these were little kingdoms…
Barnes' Notes
These Geshurites held territory adjoining, if not included within, Bashan. They are not to be confounded with those mentioned in Jos 13:2, who were neighbors of the Philistines 1Sa 17:8. The exact…
Having shown how this country which they were now in was conquered, in these verses he shows how it was settled upon the Reubenites, Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, which we had the story of…
Cambridge Bible
Archaeological Note. It begins with the last clause of Deu 3:3; see above. This reference of the conquest of Argob to Ya"îr contrasts with Deu 3:4-6, which assign it to Israel under Moses, and differs…
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