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Ira

Easton's Bible Dictionary

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Citizen; wakeful.
  • A Tekoite, one of David's thirty warriors (2 Samuel 23:26 ).

  • An Ithrite, also one of David's heroes (2 Samuel 23:38 ).

  • A Jairite and priest, a royal chaplain (2 Samuel 20:26 ) or confidential adviser (Compare 2 Samuel 8:18; 1 Chronicles 18:17 ).

    Bibliography Information
    Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Ira'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​i/ira.html. 1897.
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