God’s Word Translation
2 Samuel 20:26
26And Ira, a descendant of Jair, was a priest to David.
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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)and Ira the Jairite was also David's priest.
- New King James Version (NKJV)and Ira the Jairite was a chief minister under David.
Context of 2 Samuel 20:26
24Adoram was in charge of forced labor. Jehoshaphat, son of Ahilud, was the royal historian. 25Sheva was the royal scribe. Zadok and Abiathar were priests. And Ira, a descendant of Jair, was a priest to David.
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וְגַ֗ם עִירָא֙ הַיָּ֣אִרִ֔י הָיָ֥ה כֹהֵ֖ן לְדָוִֽד׃ סRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for 2 Samuel 20:26
- 2 Samuel 23:38Ira (descendant of Ithra), Gareb (descendant of Ithra),
- 1 Chronicles 11:40Ira (descendant of Ithra), Gareb (descendant of Ithra),
- Judges 10:4Jair had 30 sons who rode on 30 donkeys. He also had 30 towns that are still called Havvoth Jair to this day. They are in the region of Gilead.
- 2 Samuel 8:18Jehoiada’s son Benaiah was commander of the Cherethites and the Pelethites. And David’s sons were priests.
- Genesis 41:43He had him ride in the chariot of the second-in-command. Men ran ahead of him and shouted, “Make way!” Pharaoh put Joseph in charge of Egypt.
- Exodus 2:14The man asked, “Who made you our ruler and judge? Are you going to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid and thought that everyone knew what he had done.
- 2 Samuel 24:11When David got up in the morning, the Lord spoke his word to the prophet Gad, David’s seer.
- 2 Chronicles 35:15The singers (Asaph’s descendants) were in their places as David, Asaph, Heman, and the king’s seer Jeduthun had commanded. The gatekeepers were stationed at each gate. They didn’t need to leave their work, because their relatives, the Levites, prepared ⌞animals⌟ 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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