Tree of Life Version
2 Samuel 20:26
26and Ira the Jairite also was a kohen 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 over the forced labor; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder; 25Sheba was scribe; Zadok and Abiathar were kohanim; and Ira the Jairite also was a kohen 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 the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
- 1 Chronicles 11:40Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
- Judges 10:4He had 30 sons who rode on 30 donkeys and had 30 towns in the land of Gilead, which are called Jair’s Villages to this day.
- 2 Samuel 8:18Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and David’s sons were chief ministers.
- Genesis 41:43Then he had him ride in the chariot as second-in-command, the one that belonged to him, and they called out before him, “Kneel down!” So he appointed him over the whole land of Egypt.
- Exodus 2:14But the man answered, “Who made you a ruler and a judge over us? Are you saying you’re going to kill me—just as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid, and thought, “For sure the deed had become known.”
- 2 Samuel 24:11When David rose up in the morning, the word of Adonai came to the prophet Gad, David’s seer, saying:
- 2 Chronicles 35:15The singers, the descendants of Asaph, were at their stations according to the commandment of David, Asaph, Heman and Jeduthun, the king’s seer. The gatekeepers were at every gate. They did not need to depart from their posts for their fellow Levites provided 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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