Judges 10:3

Jdg 10:3 And after him arose Jair, a Gileadite, and judged Israel twenty and two years.

Ver. 3. Jair, a Gileadite.] Of whom we may say as one doth of Jesse, the father of David, that he was Vir bonus et probus, sed minus clarus, a good honest man, but there is not much said of him.

John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Jdg 10:3-4. Jair, a Gileadite — Of Gilead, beyond Jordan. He had thirty sons — Who, it seems, were itinerant judges, and went from place to place, as their father’s deputies, to administer justice. That rode on thirty ass- colts — It was customary for the noblest persons to ride on those beasts, and that not only in Judea, but likewise in Arabia, and other countries, even among the Romans. Thirty cities, called Havoth-jair — That is, the villages of Jair. These villages were so called before this time from another Jair, but the old name was revived and confirmed upon this occasion.

Joseph Benson's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1811–1818) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Jair, a Gileadite--This judge was a different person from the conqueror of that northeastern territory, and founder of Havoth-jair, or "Jair's villages" (Num 32:41; Deu 3:14; Jos 13:3; Ch1 2:22).

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown — Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.

(3) Jair, a Gileadite.—In Num_32:41 we are told of a Jair, the son of Manasseh, who “took the small towns” of Gilead, and called them Havoth-jair. This earlier Jair, with Nobah, plays a splendid part in Jewish legend, which is only alluded to in Scripture (see Deu_3:14). In what relation the Jair of these verses stood to him we cannot, in the uncertain data of the chronology, decide. The Jair of Num_32:41 was descended from Judah on the father’s side, and on the mother’s was a great-grandson of Manasseh.

A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

3. Jair, the Gileadite] Called ‘the son of Manasseh’ in Num_32:41, Deu_3:14, cf. Jos_13:30; in 1Ch_2:21 ff. he is the great-grandson of Machir. Gilead was the name applied generally to the country E. of the Jordan, between the south end of the Sea of Tiberias and the north end of the Dead Sea.

The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

And after him arose Jair, a Gileadite,.... Who was of the half tribe of Manasseh, on the other side Jordan, which inhabited the land of Gilead, and who is the first of the judges that was on that side Jordan; it pleased God, before the government was settled in a particular tribe, to remove it from one to another, and to honour them all, and to show that though the two tribes of Reuben and Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh, were separated from their brethren by the river Jordan, they were not neglected by the Lord; and generally speaking judges were raised up in all those parts which were most oppressed, and liable to be oppressed by their enemies, as Gilead by the Ammonites; wherefore this, and the next judge that followed him, Jephthah, were of Gilead:

and judged Israel twenty two years; protected them from their enemies, administered justice to them, and preserved them in the true religion.

John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.

A Gileadite; of Gilead beyond Jordan

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.

3. Jair, a Gileadite — That is, a native or resident of Gilead, the mountainous country east of the Jordan. On the silence of Scripture respecting the particulars of his life the same may be said as of Tola, in Jdg_10:1.

Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Jair. We read of Jair the son of Segub, the son of Machir"s daughter by Hezron, in 1Ch_2:21-23, and are there told that he had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead (called Havoth-jair), which were included in the territory of the sons of Machir. The same information is given in Num_32:40-42, and in Deu_3:14, Deu_3:15, in both which passages Jair is styled the son of Manasseh, and is stated to have called the cities after his own name, Havoth-jair. In the present verse we are also told that Jair the judge was a Gileadite, and that he had thirty sons who had thirty cities in Gilead called Havoth-jair. The question arises, Can these two be the same person? If they are, Deu_3:14 must be a later parenthetical insertion, as it has very much the appearance of being. The notice in Num_32:41 must also refer to later times than those of Moses, and we must understand the statement in 1Ch_2:22, that "Segub begat Jair," as meaning that he was his lineal ancestor, just as in Mat_1:8 we read that "Joram begat Ozias," though three generations intervened between them. If, on the other hand, they are not the same, we must suppose that Jair in our text was a descendant of the other Jair, and may compare the double explanation of the name Havothjair with the double explanation of Beer-sheba given Gen_21:31 Gen_26:31-33; the threefold explanation of the name Isaac, Gen_17:17 Gen_18:12 Gen_21:6; and the double explanation of the proverb, "Is Saul among the prophets?" given in 1Sa_10:11, 12 19:23, 24. The Hebrew name Jair is preserved in the New Testament under the Greek form of Jairus. (Mar_5:22)

The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

A Gileadite - Of Gilead beyond Jordan.

John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.

He was followed by Jair the Gileadite

This can be stated in active form. AT: "Jair the Gileadite was leader after Tola" (See: Active or Passive)

Jair

This is the name of a man. (See: How to Translate Names)

the Gileadite

Jair was from the tribe of Gilead.

He judged Israel

Here "judged" means he led the people of Israel.

Israel

Here "Israel" represents the people of Israel. (See: Metonymy)

twenty-two years

"22 years" (See: Numbers)

thirty sons

"30 sons" (See: Numbers)

Havvoth Jair

This is the name of a region, which is named after a man. (See: How to Translate Names)

to this day

This means to the time when the book of Judges was being written.

was buried

This can be stated in active form. AT: "they buried him" (See: Active or Passive)

Kamon

This is the name of a place. (See: How to Translate Names)

translationWords

Gilead

judge

Israel

year

donkey

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