The Manassehites: from Machir, the family of the Machirites (now Machir became the father of Gilead); from Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.

<p class="bodytext">Jair the Gileadite rose up after him; he led Israel for twenty-two years.

Every year<n id="1" /> Israelite women commemorate<n id="2" /> the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite for four days.<n id="3" />p>

Jephthah led<n id="1" /> Israel for six years; then he<n id="2" /> died and was buried in his city in Gilead.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="bodytext">Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a brave warrior. His mother was a prostitute, but Gilead was his father.<n id="1" />

<p class="bodytext">When David came to Mahanaim, Shobi the son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites, Makir the son of Ammiel from Lo Debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim

<p class="bodytext">Now when Barzillai the Gileadite had come down from Rogelim, he crossed the Jordan with the king so he could send him on his way from there.<n id="1" />

<p class="bodytext">&#8220;Treat fairly<n id="1" /> the sons of Barzillai of Gilead and provide for their needs,<n id="2" /> because they helped me<n id="3" /> when I had to flee from your brother Absalom.p>

<p class="bodytext">And from among<n id="1" /> the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai (who had taken a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by that<n id="2" /> name).

<p class="bodytext">And from among the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai (who had married a woman from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by that name).

His officer Pekah son of Remaliah conspired against him. He and fifty Gileadites assassinated Pekahiah, as well as Argob and Arieh, in Samaria in the fortress of the royal palace.<n id="1" /> Pekah then took his place as king.p>