Ira
עִירָא · i.ra · H5896I“watchman; making bare; pouring out” Hitchcock's 18692 mentions in 2 books, most in 2 Samuel (1)
Who he was
Ira the Ithrite is listed as one of King David's Thirty mighty warriors in 2 Samuel 23:38 and 1 Chronicles 11:40. The Thirty were an elite group of soldiers who fought valiantly for David. Ira is identified as an Ithrite, indicating he likely came from the clan of Jether, who was a descendant of Esau's son Eliphaz (Genesis 36:26).
Article: STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0
Every mention
2 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)
2 Samuel 1 mention
1 Chronicles 1 mention
What the dictionary says
Citizen; wakeful.
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Read the article →Sources
- 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