Geber the son of Uri was in the country of Gilead, in the country of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan; and he was the only officer which was in the land.
Geber, the son of Uri, was in charge of the region of Gilead, which had once been ruled by Sihon king of the Amorites and Og king of Bashan. He was the only administrator responsible for that entire territory.
This verse describes how Solomon appointed Geber to oversee a large territory east of the Jordan River that had previously been conquered from enemy kings.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of a list describing Solomon's twelve district governors who collected taxes and provisions for the royal court. The territory of Gilead was east of the Jordan River and had been conquered by Moses from the Amorite kings Sihon and Og generations earlier. Unlike other districts that had multiple officers, this region was so large yet sparsely populated that it required only one administrator.
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