2 Samuel 20:26

New Century Version

and Ira the Jairite was David's priest.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
and in addition, Ira the Jairite was David’s priest.

Hebrew Names Version
and also `Ira the Ya'irite was chief minister to David.

King James Version
And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David.

Lexham English Bible
Also Ira the Jairite was priest for David.

English Standard Version
and Ira the Jairite was also David's priest.

New English Translation
Ira the Jairite was David's personal priest.

Amplified Bible
also Ira the Jairite was a priest to David.

New American Standard Bible
Ira the Jairite also was a priest to David.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And also Ira the Iairite was chiefe about Dauid.

Legacy Standard Bible
and Ira the Jairite was also a priest to David.

Contemporary English Version
Ira from Jair was David's priest.

Complete Jewish Bible
and ‘Ira the Ya'iri was David's cohen.

Darby Translation
and Ira also, the Jairite, was David's chief ruler.

Easy-to-Read Version
And Ira from Jair was David's personal priest.

George Lamsa Translation
And also Aza of Jathir was a priest to David.

Good News Translation
and Ira from the town of Jair was also one of David's priests.

Literal Translation
And also Ira the Jairite was a priest to David.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Ira also ye Iairite was Dauids prest.

American Standard Version
and also Ira the Jairite was chief minister unto David.

Bible in Basic English
And in addition, Ira the Jairite was a priest to David.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Ira the Iairite was chiefe about Dauid.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
and Ira also the Jairite was chief minister unto David.

King James Version (1611)
And Ira also the Iairite, was a chiefe ruler about Dauid.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Moreover Iras the son of Iarin was priest to David.

English Revised Version
and Ira also the Jairite was priest unto David.

Berean Standard Bible
and Ira the Jairite was David's priest.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
forsothe Hira of Hiarith was preest of Dauid.

Young's Literal Translation
and also, Ira the Jairite hath been minister to David.

Update Bible Version
and also Ira the Jairite was chief ruler to David.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David.

World English Bible
and also Ira the Jairite was chief minister to David.

New King James Version
and Ira the Jairite was a chief minister under David.

New Living Translation
And Ira, a descendant of Jair, was David's personal priest.

New Life Bible
And Ira the Jairite was a religious leader to David also.

New Revised Standard
and Ira the Jairite was also David's priest.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Moreover also, Ira the Jairite, was chief ruler unto David.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Ira the Jairite was the priest of David.

Revised Standard Version
and Ira the Ja'irite was also David's priest.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
and Ira the Jairite was also a priest to David.

Contextual Overview

²³ Joab was commander of all the army of Israel. Benaiah son of Jehoiada led the Kerethites and Pelethites. ²⁴ Adoniram was in charge of the men who were forced to do hard work. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder. ²⁵ Sheba was the royal secretary. Zadok and Abiathar were the priests, ²⁶ and Ira the Jairite was David's priest.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Ira: 2 Samuel 23:38, 1 Chronicles 11:40, Ithrite

Jairite: Judges 10:4, Judges 10:5

chief ruler: or, prince, 2 Samuel 8:18, Genesis 41:43, Genesis 41:45, Exodus 2:14, Exodus 2:16, 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 Samuel 24:11, 2 Chronicles 35:15

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 4:5 - the principal Psalms 132:1 - all his afflictions

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Ira also the Jairite,.... Which some take to be the same with Ira the Ithrite, 2 Samuel 23:38; a son of Jether or Ithra the Israelite, 2 Samuel 17:25; though others suppose he was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, 2 Samuel 23:26; and so the Targum here calls him Ira the Jairite, which was of Tekoah; and Tekoah being the chief place in Israel for oil olive d, with which the lamps were lighted, Jarchi thinks he had the name of Jairite from Jair, which signifies to enlighten; but rather he was a descendant from Jair the Gileadite, and perhaps was a great friend to David when in Gilead, and from whence he brought him and promoted him: for he

was a chief ruler about David; a prime minister, an intimate friend, the chief of his privy council; perhaps he succeeded Ahithophel; it is much we hear nothing of Hushai.

d Misn. Menachot, c. 8. sect. 3.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Ira 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 dissensions in the family, had probably caused the change of policy in this respect.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Samuel 20:26. Ira - 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 very similar to the conclusion of 2 Samuel 8:16-18, where see the notes.