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Selected Verse: 2 Samuel 20:26 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| 2Sa 20:26 |
King James |
And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David. |
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| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
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 Jos 15:48; Sa1 30:27. Perhaps we ought to read "Ithrite," for "Jairite."
A chief ruler ... about David - More simply and clearly, "was David's kohen" (Sa2 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. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
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, Sa2 24:11, and Jeduthun was the seer of King Josiah, Ch2 35:16.
The conclusion of this chapter is very similar to the conclusion of Sa2 8:16-18 (note), where see the notes. |
18 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief rulers.
27 To them which were in Bethel, and to them which were in south Ramoth, and to them which were in Jattir,
48 And in the mountains, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh,
16 And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;
17 And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Seraiah was the scribe;
18 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief rulers.
16 So all the service of the LORD was prepared the same day, to keep the passover, and to offer burnt offerings upon the altar of the LORD, according to the commandment of king Josiah.
11 For when David was up in the morning, the word of the LORD came unto the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying,