Deuteronomy 3:14

The Land East of the Jordan Divided

12 “And this ^aland, which we possessed at that time, ^bfrom Aroer, which is by the River Arnon, and half the mountains of Gilead and ^cits cities, I gave to the Reubenites and the Gadites.

13 ^aThe rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, the kingdom of Og, I gave to half the tribe of Manasseh. (All the region of Argob, with all Bashan, was called the land of the¹ giants.

14 ^aJair the son of Manasseh took all the region of Argob, ^bas far as the border of the Geshurites and the Maachathites, and ^ccalled Bashan after his own name, Havoth Jair, to this day.)

15 “Also I gave ^aGilead to Machir.

16 And to the Reubenites ^aand the Gadites I gave from Gilead as far as the River Arnon, the middle of the river as the border, as far as the River Jabbok, ^bthe border of the people of Ammon;

17 the plain also, with the Jordan as the border, from Chinnereth ^aas far as the east side of the Sea of the Arabah ^b(the Salt Sea), below the slopes of Pisgah.

Commentaries:

Barnes' Notes

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Deuteronomy 3:14

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 I Samuel 17:8.

The exact position of Maachah like that of Geshur cannot be ascertained; but it was no doubt among the fastnesses which lay between Bashan and the kingdom of Damascus, and on the skirts of Mount Hermon.

Unto this day - This expression, like our "until now," does not, as used in the Bible, necessarily imply that the time spoken of as elapsed is long. It may here denote the duration to the time then present of that which had been already some months accomplished.

**Other Barnes' Notes entries containing Deuteronomy 3:14:**

Genesis 22:1-24
Numbers 32:41
Deuteronomy 3:4
Judges 10:2
2 Samuel 10:6
2 Kings 25:23
1 Chronicles 2:23

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