Jair. Some have supposed that this was one of the judges of Israel, but without foundation. He was a son or descendant of Manasses, Numbers xxxii. 41., and Judges x. 4. --- And Machati. These were the most southern towns of this half tribe. (Calmet) --- Day. If Esdras added these words, he did it not against the law, but to explain it. (Worthington)
Verse Deuteronomy 3:14. _BASHAN-HAVOTH-JAIR_] Bashan of the _cities of Jair_; see Numbers 32:41....
These Geshurites held territory adjoining, if not included within, Bashan. They are not to be confounded with those mentioned in Joshua 13:2, who were neighbors of the Philistines 1 Samuel 17:8. The e...
CHAPTER 3 _ 1. The conquest of Og (Deuteronomy 3:1)_ 2. The land possessed (Deuteronomy 3:12) 3. Joshua in the place of Moses (Deuteronomy 3:21) In obedience to the word of the
DEUTERONOMY 3:8 gives an account of the distribution, between Reuben, Gad, and half Manasseh, of the territories taken from the two Amorite kings, Sihon and Og. Deuteronomy 3:8. beyond Jordan: see Deu...
COASTS. borders. BASHAN-HAVOTH-JAIR. the villages (or cluster of villages) of Jair in Bashan. Hebrew. _Havoth_. towns, used only of Jair's. Compare Numbers 32:41.Joshua 13:30. Jdg 10:4. 1 Kings 4:13;...
Duet Deuteronomy 1:6 to Deuteronomy 3:29. Historical Part of the First Introductory Discourse Spoken in the land of Moab (Deuteronomy 1:5) in _the gai_or _glen, over against Beth Pe-or_...
Allotment of the Conquered Lands Thus Israel had taken the two Amorite kingdoms, from the "Arnon to Ḥermon (Deuteronomy 3:8) on which a note is given (Deuteronomy 3:9) that is, from S. to N., the tow...
Archaeological Note. It begins with the last clause of Deuteronomy 3:13; see above. This reference of the conquest of Argob to Ya"îr contrasts with Deuteronomy 3:4, which assign it to Israel under Mos...
_VER._ 14. _UNTO THE COASTS OF GESHURI, AND MAACHATHI_— A people of Assyria, to the north of the tribe of Manasseh, near the source of the river Jordan. _Unto this day_ has been thought by some to hav...
8. EXTENT AND DIVISION OF CONQUERED EAST-SIDE LANDS (Deuteronomy 3:12-17) 12 And this land we took in possession at that time: from Aroer, which is by the valley of the Arnon, and half the hill-countr...
_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, BASHAN-HAVOTHJAIR, UNTO THIS DAY._ Jair ... took all the country...
3:14 Havoth-Jair, (d-29) i.e. villages or nomadic encampments of Jair. some read 'called it after his own name, Bashan-Havoth-Jair.'...
This took place later (see Judges 10:3, and cp. Intro, to Numbers, § 2), and its insertion here indicates the work of a later hand, like the expression unto this day: cp. Deuteronomy 3:12. See on Numb...
FIRST DISCOURSE (DEUTERONOMY 1:14 TO DEUTERONOMY 4:43) The long sojourn in the wilderness is now drawing to a close. The Israelites are encamped in the Plains of Moab within sight of the Promised Land...
DEUTERONOMY: GOD’S LAW OF LOVE LOVE AND OBEY THE *LORD YOUR GOD DEUTERONOMY _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 3 V1 ‘Next we turned and we went along the route towards Bashan. Og, king of Bashan, came out w...
(13-17) Comp. Numbers 32:33, and Notes thereon,...
JAIR TOOK... UNTO THIS DAY. — The last words of this chapter seem to point to a later hand, as of Joshua, describing the completion of the conquest. The expression “unto this day” is characteristicall...
יָאִ֣יר בֶּן ־מְנַשֶּׁ֗ה לָקַח֙ אֶת ־כָּל ־חֶ
THE DIVINE GOVERNMENT Deuteronomy 1:1; Deuteronomy 2:1; Deuteronomy 3:1 AFTER these preliminary discussions we now enter upon the exposition. With the exception of the first two verses of chapter 1,...
THE INHERITANCE OF REUBEN, GAD AND MANASSEH Deuteronomy 3:1 Sihon's defeat, described in the previous chapter, compelled his ally Og to take the field and oppose the further advance of Israel. “ _He...
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 (e) this day. (e) Meaning, when he wrote th...
All these verses, and the events recorded in them, are but a recapitulation of the history which we had before in Numbers 32:1 to which I refer. I shall only, therefore, detain the Reader with observi...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 1, 2, 3, AND 4. Let us examine a little more closely these Chapter s, which shew the pains the Spirit took, to set before the eyes of the people all the moti...
JAIR THE SON OF MANASSEH TOOK ALL THE COUNTRY OF ARGOB,.... Or Trachonitis; the small towns belonging to Gilead, as in Numbers 32:41 UNTO THE COASTS OF GESHURI AND MAACHATHI; these were little kingdo...
_Unto this day_ This must be put among those passages which were not written by Moses, but added by those holy men who digested the books of Moses into this order, and inserted some few passages to ac...
1 The story of the conquest of Og king of Bashan. 11 The bignes of his bed. 12 The distribution of those lands to the two tribes and halfe. 23 Moses prayer to enter into the land. 26 He is permitt...
Jair, the son of Manasseh, took all the country of Argob unto the coasts of Geshuri and Maachathi, the inhabitants of two small kingdoms in the foothills of Mount Hermon, still independent at the time...
THE DIVISION OF THE COUNTRY...
OG, KING OF BASHAN, DEFEATED (vs.1-11) The history of Og's defeat is in Numbers 21:33. Moses recounts this. Og and his people came out against Israel to battle, just as the ungodly would oppose the t...
12-20 This country was settled on the Reubenites, Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh: see Deuteronomy 3:32. Moses repeats the condition of the grant to which they agreed. When at rest, we should...
Geshuri, or Geshurites, a people towards the north of Canaan, 2 SAMUEL 3:3, 2 SAMUEL 15:8. See also JOSHUA 13:13. Maachathi; of whom see 2 Samue
"Then we turned, and went up the way to Bashan; and Og the king of Bashan came out against us, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei. And the Lord said unto me, Fear Him not: for I will deliver hi...
Deuteronomy 3:14 Jair H2971 son H1121 Manasseh H4519 took H3947 (H8804) region H2256 Argob H709 border H1366 G
A DESCRIPTION OF THE WHOLE LAND THAT IS CAPTURED (DEUTERONOMY 3:8). a They took out of the hands of the two kings of the Amorites in Transjordan the land from Mount Hermon in the north to the River Ar...
CONTENTS: Further review of journeyings. CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Og, Joshua. CONCLUSION: That cause cannot but be victorious for which the Lord of Hosts fights. «If God be for us who can be against...
Deuteronomy 3:9. _Which Hermon the Sidonians call Sirion._ The LXX, willing to adapt the language of the sacred writings to their own age, say, “Which Hermon the Phœnicians call Sanior.” See notes on...
CRITICAL NOTES.—CONQUEST OF OG. Israel were able to advance to the Jordan after the defeat of Sihon and the conquest of his land. But Og, the Amonitish King, still kept the northern half of Gilead and...
EXPOSITION DEUTERONOMY 3:1 CONQUEST OF OG,_ _KING OF_ _BASHAN. The Amorites had wrested from Moab a portion of the territory taken by _the Moabites _and the _Edomites _from the giant aborigines; and...
In chapter three: So we turned, and went by the way of Bashan: unto Og the king of Bashan who came out against us, wit all of his people. And the LORD said unto me, Don't fear him: for I will deliver...
1 Chronicles 2:21; 2 Samuel 10:6; 2 Samuel 13:37; 2 Samuel 3:3;...
TURNING BACKWARD Deuteronomy 2:1 _and Deuteronomy 3:1_ INTRODUCTORY WORDS Last week we closed with God's refusal to permit the Children of Israel to go into the land of Canaan. They had come up to K...
Unto this day — This must be put among those passages which were not written by Moses, but added by those holy men, who digested the books of Moses into this order, and inserted some few passages to a...