Ira
עִירָא · i.ra · H5896H“watchman; making bare; pouring out” Hitchcock's 18693 mentions in 2 books, most in 1 Chronicles (2)
Who he was
Ira the Tekoite is named as one of King David's Thirty mighty warriors in 2 Samuel 23:26 and 1 Chronicles 11:28. The Thirty were an elite group of soldiers who fought valiantly for David. Ira came from the town of Tekoa in Judah, about 10 miles south of Jerusalem. 1 Chronicles 27:9 mentions that Ira was in charge of a division of 24,000 men in David's army, overseeing them during the sixth month of the year. He is called the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite.
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Family
FatherIkkesh
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Every mention
3 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)
2 Samuel 1 mention
1 Chronicles 2 mentions
1 Chronicles 11:28Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite,1 Chronicles 27:9The sixth captain for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite. In his division were twenty-four thousand.
What the dictionary says
Citizen; wakeful.
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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- STEPBible TIPNR · Translators Individualised Proper Names with all References · CC BY 4.0 · github.com/STEPBible/STEPBible-Data
- Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) · Public domain