New International Version
2 Samuel 20:26
26and Ira the Jairite was 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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)And Ira, a descendant of Jair, was David’s personal priest.
Context of 2 Samuel 20:26
24Adoniram was in charge of forced labor; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was recorder; 25Sheva was secretary; Zadok and Abiathar were priests; and Ira the Jairite was David’s priest.
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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 the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite
- 1 Chronicles 11:40Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
- Judges 10:4He had thirty sons, who rode thirty donkeys. They controlled thirty towns in Gilead, which to this day are called Havvoth Jair.
- 2 Samuel 8:18Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Kerethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were priests.
- Genesis 41:43He had him ride in a chariot as his second-in-command, and people shouted before him, “Make way!” Thus he put him in charge of the whole land of Egypt.
- Exodus 2:14The man said, “Who made you ruler and judge over us? Are you thinking of killing me as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid and thought, “What I did must have become known.”
- 2 Samuel 24:11Before David got up the next morning, the word of the Lord had come to Gad the prophet, David’s seer:
- 2 Chronicles 35:15The musicians, the descendants of Asaph, were in the places prescribed by David, Asaph, Heman and Jeduthun the king’s seer. The gatekeepers at each gate did not need to leave their posts, because their fellow Levites made the preparations 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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