and Ira the Jairite was chief minister to David.
Parallel translations
- KJV And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David.
- BSB and Ira the Jairite was David’s priest.
- NKJV and Ira the Jairite was a chief minister under David.
- NASB Ira the Jairite also was a priest to David.
- NLT And Ira, a descendant of Jair, was David’s personal priest.
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- 2 Sam 23:38Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
- Exod 2:14He said, “Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Do you plan to kill me, as you killed the Egyptian?” Moses was afraid, and said, “Surely this thing is known.”
- Judg 10:4–5He had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkey colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havvoth Jair to this day, which are in the land of Gilead.
- 2 Sam 8:18Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites, David’s sons were chief ministers.
- 1 Chr 11:40Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
- 2 Chr 35:15The singers the sons of Asaph were in their place, according to the commandment of David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer; and the porters were at every gate. They didn’t need to depart from their service, because their brothers the Levites prepared for them.
- Gen 41:45Pharaoh called Joseph’s name Zaphenath-Paneah; and he gave him Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of On as a wife. Joseph went out over the land of Egypt.
- Exod 24:11He didn’t lay his hand on the nobles of the children of Israel. They saw God, and ate and drank.
- Gen 41:43and he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had. They cried before him, “Bow the knee!” He set him over all the land of Egypt.
- Exod 2:16Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters. They came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock.
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