Gilead — Largely so taken, for all the land of Israel beyond Jordan. Ashurites — That is, the tribe of Asher, as the Chaldee paraphrast and others understand it. Jezreel — A large and rich valley situate in the borders of the tribes of Zebulun, Issachar and Naphtali, and so put for them all. All Israel — Except Judah.
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2 Samuel 2:9
9 And made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.