1 Chronicles 2:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And he took Geshur, and Aram, with the towns of Jair, from them, with Kenath, and the towns thereof, even threescore cities. All these belonged to the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.”
1 Chronicles 2:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Chronicles 2:23 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Chronicles 2:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Geshur and Aram took the towns of Jair from them, with Kenath, and its villages, even sixty cities. All these were the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.”
1 Chronicles 2:23 — World English Bible
1 Chronicles 2:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Geshur and Aram took the towns of Jair from them, with Kenath, and the villages thereof, even threescore cities. All these were the sons of Machir the father of Gilead. ”
1 Chronicles 2:23 — American Standard Version
1 Chronicles 2:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and he taketh Geshur and Aram, the small villages of Jair, from them, with Kenath and its small towns, sixty cities--all these <FI>belonged to<Fi> the sons of Machir father of Gilead.”
1 Chronicles 2:23 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Chronicles 2:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and Geshur and Aram took the villages of Jair from them, with Kenath and its dependent towns, sixty cities. All these were sons of Machir the father of Gilead. ”
1 Chronicles 2:23 — Darby Translation
1 Chronicles 2:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Gesthur with Aram tooke the townes of Iair from them, and Kenath and the townes thereof, euen threescore cities. All these were the sonnes of Machir the father of Gilead.”
1 Chronicles 2:23 — Geneva Bible
1 Chronicles 2:23 in Context — 1 Chronicles 2
21 And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was threescore years old; and she bare him Segub.
22 And Segub begat Jair, who had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead.
23 And he took Geshur, and Aram, with the towns of Jair, from them, with Kenath, and the towns thereof, even threescore cities. All these belonged to the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.
24 And after that Hezron was dead in Caleb–ephratah, then Abiah Hezron’s wife bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa.
25 And the sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were, Ram the firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, and Ahijah.
What Does 1 Chronicles 2:23 Mean?
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