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Ira

From: Concise Bible Dictionary: I

By: George A. Morrish

Narrator: Chris Genthree

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1. A Jairite, one of David’s chief officers (2 Sam. 20:26²⁶And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David. (2 Samuel 20:26)).

2. Son of Ikkesh a Tekoite, and one of David’s mighty men (2 Sam. 23:26²⁶Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, (2 Samuel 23:26); 1 Chron. 11:28²⁸Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Antothite, (1 Chronicles 11:28); 1 Chron. 27:9⁹The sixth captain for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. (1 Chronicles 27:9)).

3. An Ithrite, one of David’s mighty men (2 Sam. 23:38³⁸Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an Ithrite, (2 Samuel 23:38); 1 Chron. 11:40⁴⁰Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite, (1 Chronicles 11:40)).

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