Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havothjair unto this day, which are in the land of Gilead.

Bible References

Rode

Judges 5:10

“Sing of it, you who ride on white donkeys,
You who sit on rich carpets,
And you who walk by the way.
Judges 12:14
He had forty sons and thirty grandsons who rode on seventy donkeys; and he judged Israel for eight years.

Called

Numbers 32:41
[The sons of] Jair the son of Manasseh went and took its towns (tent villages) and called them Havvoth-jair.
Deuteronomy 3:14
Jair the son (descendant) of Manasseh took all the region of Argob as far as the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, that is Bashan, and called it after his own name, Havvoth (the villages of) Jair, as it is called to this day.)

General references

Judges 12:9
He had thirty sons, and thirty daughters whom he gave in marriage outside the family, and he brought in thirty daughters [-in-law] from outside for his sons. He judged Israel for seven years.
1 Samuel 9:3
Now the donkeys of Kish, Saul’s father, had wandered off and were lost. Kish said to his son Saul, “Please take one of the servants with you and arise, go look for the donkeys.”
1 Kings 13:13
He said to his sons, “Saddle the donkey for me.” So they saddled the donkey for him and he rode away on it,