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2 Samuel 20

2 Sam. 20:26 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And Ira
`Iyra' (Hebrew #5896)
wakefulness; Ira, the name of three Israelites
KJV usage: Ira.
Pronounce: ee-raw'
Origin: from 5782
also the Jairite
Ya'iriy (Hebrew #2972)
a Jairite or descendant of Jair
KJV usage: Jairite.
Pronounce: yaw-ee-ree'
Origin: patronymically from 2971
was ζa chief ruler
kohen (Hebrew #3548)
literally, one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
KJV usage: chief ruler, X own, priest, prince, principal officer.
Pronounce: ko-hane'
Origin: active participle of 3547
about David
David (Hebrew #1732)
Daviyd {daw-veed'}; from the same as 1730; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse
KJV usage: David.
Pronounce: daw-veed'
Origin: rarely (fully)
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or, a prince,
2 Sam. 8:18• 18and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief rulers. (2 Sam. 8:18)
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Gen. 41:45• 45And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphnath-paaneah, and gave him as wife Asnath the daughter of Potipherah the priest in On. And Joseph went out over the land of Egypt. (Gen. 41:45)
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Ex. 2:16• 16And the priest of Midian had seven daughters; and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs, to water their father's flock. (Ex. 2:16)
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Cross References

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Ira.
2 Sam. 23:38• 38Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite, (2 Sam. 23:38)
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1 Chron. 11:40• 40Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite, (1 Chron. 11:40)
Ithrite.
Jairite.
Judg. 10:4‑5• 4And he had thirty sons who rode on thirty ass colts; and they had thirty cities, which are called the villages of Jair to this day, which are in the land of Gilead.
 5And Jair died, and was buried in Kamon. (Judg. 10:4‑5)
chief ruler.
or, prince.
2 Sam. 8:18• 18and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief rulers. (2 Sam. 8:18)
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Gen. 41:43,45• 43And he caused him to ride in the second chariot that he had; and they cried before him, Bow the knee! and he set him over all the land of Egypt.
 45And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphnath-paaneah, and gave him as wife Asnath the daughter of Potipherah the priest in On. And Joseph went out over the land of Egypt. (Gen. 41:43,45)
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Ex. 2:14,16• 14And he said, Who made thee ruler and judge over us? dost thou intend to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? Then Moses feared, and said, Surely the matter is known.
 16And the priest of Midian had seven daughters; and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs, to water their father's flock. (Ex. 2:14,16)
The Hebrew is {cohen ledawid,} which might be rendered, a priest of David; and so the Septuagint, Vulgate, Syriac, and Arabic.
The Chaldee has {rav,} a chief or prince:
probably he was a kind of domestic chaplain or seer to the king.
2 Sam. 24:11• 11And when David arose in the morning, the word of Jehovah came to the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying, (2 Sam. 24:11)
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2 Chron. 35:15• 15And the singers, the sons of Asaph, were in their place, according to the commandment of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun the king's seer; and the doorkeepers were at every gate; they had not to depart from their service, for their brethren the Levites prepared for them. (2 Chron. 35:15)

J. N. Darby Translation

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and Ira also, the Jairite, was David’s chief ruler.