1 Kings 4:13
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Bengaber, in Ramoth Galaad: he had the town of Jair, the son of Manasses, in Galaad: he was chief in all the country of Argob, which is in Basan, threescore great cities with walls, and brazen bolts.

The son of Geber.

1 Kings 22:3 (And the king of Israel said to his servants: Know ye not that Ramoth Galaad is ours, and we neglect to take it out of the hand of the king of Syria?)

Deuteronomy 4:43 Bosor in the wilderness, which is situate in the plains of the tribe of Ruben: and Ramoth in Galaad, which is in the tribe of Gad: and Golan in Basan, which is in the tribe of Manasses.

Joshua 20:8 And beyond the Jordan to the east of Jericho, they appointed Bosor, which is upon the plain of the wilderness of the tribe of Ruben, and Ramoth in Galaad of the tribe of Gad, and Gaulon in Basan of the tribe of Manasses.

Joshua 21:38 Of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Galaad, one of the cities of refuge, and Manaim

2 Kings 9:1,14 And Eliseus the prophet, called one of the sons of the prophets, and said to him: Gird up thy loins, and take this little bottle of oil in thy hand, and go to Ramoth Galaad. . . .

the towns

Numbers 32:41 And Jair the son of Manasses went, and took the villages thereof, and he called them Havoth Jair, that is to say, the villages of Jair.

Deuteronomy 3:14 Jair the son of Manasses possessed all the country of Argob unto the borders of Gessuri, and Machati. And he called Basan by his own name, Havoth Jair, that is to say, the towns of Jair, until this present day.

Argob

Deuteronomy 3:4,8,13,14 Wasting all his cities at one time, there was not a town that escaped us: sixty cities, all the country of Argob the kingdom of Og in Basan. . . .

Psalm 22:12 Many calves have surrounded me: fat bulls have besieged me.

Psalm 68:15 The mountain of God is a fat mountain. A curdled mountain, a fat mountain.

Context
Solomon's Twelve Officers
12Bana, the son of Ahilud, who governed Thanac, and Mageddo, and all Bethsan, which is by Sarthana, beneath Jezrael, from Bethsan unto Abelmehula, over against Jecmaan. 13Bengaber, in Ramoth Galaad: he had the town of Jair, the son of Manasses, in Galaad: he was chief in all the country of Argob, which is in Basan, threescore great cities with walls, and brazen bolts.14Ahinadab, the son of Addo, was chief in Manaim.…
Cross References
Numbers 32:41
And Jair the son of Manasses went, and took the villages thereof, and he called them Havoth Jair, that is to say, the villages of Jair.

Deuteronomy 3:4
Wasting all his cities at one time, there was not a town that escaped us: sixty cities, all the country of Argob the kingdom of Og in Basan.

Joshua 21:38
Of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Galaad, one of the cities of refuge, and Manaim

1 Kings 22:3
(And the king of Israel said to his servants: Know ye not that Ramoth Galaad is ours, and we neglect to take it out of the hand of the king of Syria?)

Lexicon
Ben-geber
גֶּ֖בֶר (ge·ḇer)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1127: Ben-geber -- 'son of a man', one of Solomon's leaders

in Ramoth-gilead
בְּרָמֹ֣ת (bə·rā·mōṯ)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7433: Ramoth-gilead -- a city East of the Jordan

(the villages
חַוֺּת֩ (ḥaw·wōṯ)
Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 2333: An encampment, village

of Jair
יָאִ֨יר (yā·’îr)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2971: Jair -- 'he enlightens', three Israelites

son of Manasseh
מְנַשֶּׁ֜ה (mə·naš·šeh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4519: Manasseh -- 'causing to forget', a son of Joseph, also a king of Judah, also two Israelites

in Gilead
גִּלְעָ֑ד (gil·‘āḏ)
Preposition | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1568: Gilead -- a region in Palestine, also the name of several Israelites

[belonged] to him,
ל֡וֹ (lōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

as well as the region
חֶ֤בֶל (ḥe·ḇel)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 2256: A rope, a measuring line, a district, inheritance, a noose, a company, a throe, ruin

of Argob
אַרְגֹּב֙ (’ar·gōḇ)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 709: Argob

in Bashan
בַּבָּשָׁ֔ן (bab·bā·šān)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1316: Bashan -- 'smooth', a region East of the Jordan

with its sixty
שִׁשִּׁים֙ (šiš·šîm)
Number - common plural
Strong's Hebrew 8346: Sixty

great
גְּדֹל֔וֹת (gə·ḏō·lō·wṯ)
Adjective - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1419: Great, older, insolent

cities
עָרִ֣ים (‘ā·rîm)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5892: Excitement

with walls
חוֹמָ֖ה (ḥō·w·māh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2346: A wall of protection

and bronze
נְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ (nə·ḥō·šeṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5178: Copper, something made of that metal, coin, a fetter, base

bars);
וּבְרִ֥יחַ (ū·ḇə·rî·aḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1280: A bolt


Additional Translations
Ben-geber in Ramoth-gilead (the villages of Jair son of Manasseh in Gilead belonged to him, as well as the region of Argob in Bashan with its sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars);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, three score great cities with walls and brazen bars:

Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead (to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; even to him pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brazen bars);

The son of Naber in Raboth Galaad, to him fell the lot of Ergab in Basan, sixty great cities with walls, and brazen bars, one.

Ben-Geber, in Ramoth-Gilead; he had the villages of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; he had the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bars of bronze.

Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead; to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; even to him pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brasen bars:

The son of Geber, in Ramoth-gilead; 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, sixty great cities with walls and brazen bars:

Ben Geber, in Ramoth Gilead (to him [pertained] the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; [even] to him [pertained] the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars);

Ben-Geber, in Ramoth-Gilead, hath the small towns of Jair son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; he hath a portion of Argob that is in Bashan, sixty great cities with wall and brazen bar.
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