English Standard Version
2 Samuel 20:26
26and Ira the Jairite was also David's priest.
2 Samuel 20:26 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David.
- New International Version (NIV)and Ira the Jairite was David’s priest.
- New King James Version (NKJV)and Ira the Jairite was a chief minister under David.
- New Living Translation (NLT)And Ira, a descendant of Jair, was David’s personal priest.
Context of 2 Samuel 20:26
24and Adoram was in charge of the forced labor; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder; 25and Sheva was secretary; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests; and Ira the Jairite was also David's priest.
Read all of 2 Samuel 202 Samuel 20:26 word by word
וְגַ֗ם עִירָא֙ הַיָּ֣אִרִ֔י הָיָ֥ה כֹהֵ֖ן לְדָוִֽד׃ סRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for 2 Samuel 20:26
- 2 Samuel 23:38Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
- 1 Chronicles 11:40Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
- Judges 10:4And he had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys, and they had thirty cities, called Havvoth-jair to this day, which are in the land of Gilead.
- 2 Samuel 8:18and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and David's sons were priests.
- Genesis 41:43And he made him ride in his second chariot. And they called out before him, "Bow the knee!" Thus he set him over all the land of Egypt.
- Exodus 2:14He answered, "Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Do you mean to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?" Then Moses was afraid, and thought, "Surely the thing is known."
- 2 Samuel 24:11And when David arose in the morning, the word of the Lord came to the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying,
- 2 Chronicles 35:15The singers, the sons of Asaph, were in their place according to the command of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun the king's seer; and the gatekeepers were at each gate. They did not need to depart from their service, for their brothers the Levites prepared for them.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 20:26
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26Ira - was a chief ruler about David - The Hebrew is לדויד כהן cohen ledavid, a priest to David; and so the Vulgate, Septuagint, Syriac, and Arabic. The Chaldee has רב rab, a prince, or chief. He was probably a sort of domestic chaplain to the king. We know that the kings of Judah had their seers, which is nearly the same: Gad was David's seer, 2 Samuel 24:11, and Jeduthun was the seer of King Josiah, 2 Chronicles 35:16. The conclusion of this chapter is…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26Ira the Jairite - Not mentioned before: perhaps the same as “Ira an Ithrite” (marginal reference), i. e., an inhabitant of Jattir in the hill country of Judah Joshua 15:48; 1 Samuel 30:27. Perhaps we ought to read “Ithrite,” for “Jairite.” A chief ruler about David - More simply and clearly, “was David‘s kohen” (2 Samuel 8:18 note). In the early part oph David‘s reign his own ons were כהן kôhên (chief rulers). The deaths of Amnon and Absalom, and the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-26Verses 23-26 Here is the state of David's court, after his restoration. It is well when able men are appointed to discharge public duties; let all seek to perform those duties, as faithful servants to the Son of David.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26David’s personal priest was probably not a Levite but rather a special class of religious servant appointed for his royal court (see study note on 2 Samuel 8:18).Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Samuel 20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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