2 Samuel 20 · Verse 26

2 Samuel 20:26

And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David.
2 Samuel 20:26, King James Version

2 Samuel 20:26 in other translations

BSBand Ira the Jairite was David’s priest.
WEBand Ira the Jairite was chief minister to David.
ASVand also Ira the Jairite was chief minister unto David.
YLTand also, Ira the Jairite hath been minister to David.
DARBYand Ira also, the Jairite, was David's chief ruler.
BBEAnd in addition, Ira the Jairite was a priest to David.
WebsterAnd Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David.

What does 2 Samuel 20:26 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 26 Ira - was a chief ruler about David - The Hebrew is כהן לדויד 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, 2Sam 24:11, and Jeduthun was the seer of King Josiah, 2Chr 35:16. The conclusion of this chapter is very similar to the conclusion of 2Sam 8:16-18 (note), where see the notes.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 20:23-26

Here is the state of David's court, after his restoration. It is well when able men are appointed to discharge public duties; let all seek to perform those duties, as faithful servants to the Son of David.

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2 Samuel 20:26 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְגַ֗םve.Gamand alsoH1571
עִירָא֙'i.Ra'IraH5896
הַיָּ֣אִרִ֔יhai.Ya.'i.Rithe JairiteH2972
הָיָ֥הha.Yahhe wasH1961
כֹהֵ֖ןkho.Hena priestH3548
לְדָוִֽד\׃\ \סle.da.Vidof DavidH1732

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Samuel 20:26

  • 2 Samuel 23:38

    Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an Ithrite,

  • Exodus 2:14

    And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely this thing is known.

  • 1 Chronicles 11:40

    Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,

  • Exodus 24:11

    And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: also they saw God, and did eat and drink.

  • Genesis 41:45

    And Pharaoh called Joseph’s name Zaphnath–paaneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Poti–pherah priest of On. And Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt.

  • Genesis 41:43

    And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried before him, Bow the knee: and he made him ruler over all the land of Egypt.

  • 2 Samuel 8:18

    And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief rulers.

  • Judges 10:4-5

    And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havoth–jair unto this day, which are in the land of Gilead. And Jair died, and was buried in Camon.

  • Exodus 2:16

    Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock.

  • 2 Chronicles 35:15

    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 porters waited at every gate; they might not depart from their service; for their brethren the Levites prepared for them.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ira.
23:38; 1Ch 11:40
Ithrite. Jairite.
Jud 10:4,5
chief ruler. or, prince.
8:18; Ge 41:43,45; Ex 2:14,16The 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.
24:11; 2Ch 35:15

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Context

  • 2 Samuel 20:25

    And Sheva was scribe: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:

  • 2 Samuel 20:26

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

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2 Samuel 20:26 in other languages

French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et Ira aussi, le Jaïrite, était principal officier de David.
German
Elberfelder 1871		und auch Ira, der Jairiter, war Krondiener Davids.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Ira autem Jairites erat sacerdos David.