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

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

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

2 Samuel 20:26 Additional Translations
Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

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, 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 (note), where see the notes.

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Ira

2 Samuel 23:38 Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an Ithrite,

1 Chronicles 11:40 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,

Ithrite
Jairite

Judges 10:4,5 And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty donkey colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havothjair to this day...

chief ruler. or, prince

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.

Genesis 41:43,45 And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried before him, Bow the knee...

Exodus 2:14,16 And he said, Who made you a prince and a judge over us? intend you to kill me, as you killed the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said...

The hebrew is {cohen ledawid,} which might be rendered, a {priest of David;} and so the Septuagint, Vulgate, Syriac, and Arabic. The chaldee hav {rav}, a chief or prince: probably he was a kind of {domestic chaplain} or {seer} to the king.

2 Samuel 24:11 For when David was up in the morning, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying,

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...

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