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Connecting Statement:
The list of Solomon's 12 officers ends.
Geber ... Uri ... Sihon ... Og
These are men's names (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names)
in the land of Gilead
"who was the officer in charge of the land of Gilead"
Gilead ... Bashan
These are names of places. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names)
the country of Sihon
"the land that in earlier years belonged to Sihon"
Amorites
This is the name of a people group. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names)
in the land
Here "the land" refers to the land of Judah; the previous officials presided over different parts of Israel.