John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:14
Jair the son of Manasseh took all the country of Argob ,.... Or Trachonitis; the small towns belonging to Gilead, as in Numbers 32:41 . unto the coasts of Geshuri and Maachathi ; these were little kingdoms in Syria, on which the country of Argob bordered, and had kings over them in the time of David, and came not into the possession of the Israelites; see Joshua 13:13 . and called them after his own name, Bashanhavothjair, unto this day ; see Numbers 32:41 . read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:12-20
Having shown how this country which they were now in was conquered, in these verses he shows how it was settled upon the Reubenites, Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, which we had the story of before, Num. 32:1-42 Here is the rehearsal. 1. Moses specifies the particular parts of the country that were allotted to each tribe, especially the distribution of the lot to the half tribe of Manasseh, the subdividing of which tribe is observable. Joseph was divided into Ephraim and Manasseh;... read more