1 Kings 4:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Bible Comments

The son of Geber in Ramothgilead,.... A city in the tribe of Gad, and was a city of refuge, Joshua 20:8;

to him [pertained] the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which [are] in Gilead; of which see Numbers 32:41;

to him [also pertained] the region of Argob, which [is] in Bashan,

threescore great cities with walls, and brasen bars; called by Josephus s Ragaba, beyond Jordan; Deuteronomy 3:4.

s Antiqu. l. 13. c. 15. sect. 5.

1 Kings 4:13

13 The son of Geber, in Ramothgilead; to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him also pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brasen bars: