Quotes about Machir
These were the descendants of Manasseh: The Machirite clan from Machir, the father of Gilead, and the Gileadite clan from Gilead.
— Numbers 26:29
The descendants of Machir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, captured it, and drove out the Amorites who were there.
— Numbers 32:39
To Machir I gave Gilead,
— Deuteronomy 3:15
half of Gilead; and Ashtaroth and Edrei, the royal cities of Og in Bashan. All this was for the clans of the descendants of Machir son of Manasseh, that is, half of the descendants of Machir.
— Joshua 13:31
Now this was the allotment for the tribe of Manasseh as Joseph’s firstborn son, namely for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh and father of the Gileadites, who had received Gilead and Bashan because Machir was a man of war.
— Joshua 17:1
Some came from Ephraim, with their roots in Amalek; Benjamin came with your people after you. The commanders came down from Machir, the bearers of the marshal’s staff from Zebulun.
— Judges 5:14
“Where is he?” replied the king. And Ziba said, “Indeed, he is in Lo-debar at the house of Machir son of Ammiel.”
— 2 Samuel 9:4
So King David had him brought from the house of Machir son of Ammiel in Lo-debar.
— 2 Samuel 9:5
When David came to Mahanaim, he was met by Shobi son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites, Machir son of Ammiel from Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim.
— 2 Samuel 17:27
Later, Hezron slept with the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead. He had married her when he was sixty years old, and she bore to him Segub.
— 1 Chronicles 2:21
The descendants of Manasseh: Through his Aramean concubine, Asriel, as well as Machir the father of Gilead.
— 1 Chronicles 7:14
Machir took a wife from among the Huppites and Shuppites. The name of his sister was Maacah. Another descendant was named Zelophehad, who had only daughters.
— 1 Chronicles 7:15