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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• 18{i}and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief rulers.{/i} (2 Sam. 8:18)
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Gen. 41:45• 45And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphnath-paaneah, and gave him as wife Asenath, daughter of Potiphera priest of 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• 38{i}Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,{/i} (2 Sam. 23:38)
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1 Chron. 11:40• 40{i}Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,{/i} (1 Chron. 11:40)
Ithrite.
Jairite.
Judg. 10:4‑5• 4{i}And 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.{/i}
 5{i}And Jair died, and was buried in Kamon.{/i} (Judg. 10:4‑5)
chief ruler.
or, prince.
2 Sam. 8:18• 18{i}and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief rulers.{/i} (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 Asenath, daughter of Potiphera priest of 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 [say] to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And 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• 11{i}And when David arose in the morning, the word of Jehovah came to the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying,{/i} (2 Sam. 24:11)
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2 Chron. 35:15• 15{i}And 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.{/i} (2 Chron. 35:15)

J. N. Darby Translation

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

W. Kelly Translation

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

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)