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Sheba’s Rebellion

2 Samuel 20:26

In 11 translations

BSB
and Ira the Jairite was David’s priest.Hebrew; some LXX manuscripts and Syriac Ithrite; see 2 Samuel 23:38.
KJV
And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David.a chief…: or, a prince
WEB
and Ira the Jairite was chief minister to David.
ASV
and also Ira the Jairite was chief minister unto David.
LSV
and also, Ira the Jairite has been minister to David.
YLT
and also, Ira the Jairite hath been minister to David.
DBY
and Ira also, the Jairite, was David's chief ruler.
DRC
And Ira the Jairite was the priest of David.
GNV
And also Ira the Iairite was chiefe about Dauid.
JPS
and Ira also the Jairite was chief minister unto David.
LXXE
Moreover Iras the son of Iarin was priest to David.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וְגַ֗ם עִירָא֙ הַיָּ֣אִרִ֔י הָיָ֥ה כֹהֵ֖ן לְדָוִֽד׃
LXX-Br
Καί γε Ἰρὰς ὁ Ἰαρὶν ἦν ἱερεὺς τῷ Δαυίδ.

Who and where

👤 David👤 Ira◆ Reign of David

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 2 Samuel 23:38Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
  • Exodus 2:14But the man replied, “Who made you ruler and judge over us? Are you planning to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid and thought, “This thing I have done has surely become known.”
  • Genesis 41:45Pharaoh gave Joseph the name Zaphenath-paneah, and he gave him Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, to be his wife. And Joseph took charge of all the land of Egypt.
  • Exodus 24:11But God did not lay His hand on the nobles of Israel; they saw Him, and they ate and drank.
  • 2 Samuel 8:18Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were priestly leaders.
  • 2 Chronicles 35:15The singers, the descendants of Asaph, were at their stations according to the command of David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer. And the gatekeepers at each gate did not need to leave their position,…
  • 1 Chronicles 11:40Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
  • Judges 10:4–5He had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys. And they had thirty towns in the land of Gilead, which to this day are called Havvoth-jair. When Jair died, he was buried in Kamon.
  • Exodus 2:16Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came to draw water and fill the troughs to water their father’s flock.
  • Genesis 41:43He had Joseph ride in his second chariot, with men calling out before him, “Bow the knee!” So he placed him over all the land of Egypt.

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