2 Samuel 20:26

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

and also Ira the Jairite was chief minister unto David.

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Referenced Verses

Exod 2:14 : 14 And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? Thinkest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely the thing is known.
2 Sam 23:38 : 38 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
1 Chr 11:40 : 40 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
2 Chr 35:15 : 15 And the singers the sons of Asaph were in their place, according to the commandment of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun the king's seer; and the porters were at every gate: they needed not to depart from their service; for their brethren the Levites prepared for them.
Gen 41:43 : 43 and he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had: and they cried before him, Bow the knee: and he set him over all the land of Egypt.
Gen 41:45 : 45 And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphenath-paneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath, the daughter of Poti-phera priest of On. And Joseph went out over the land of Egypt.
Exod 2:16 : 16 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.
Exod 24:11 : 11 And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: and they beheld God, and did eat and drink.
Judg 10:4-5 : 4 And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havvoth-jair unto this day, which are in the land of Gilead. 5 And Jair died, and was buried in Kamon.
2 Sam 8:18 : 18 and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada [was over] the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief ministers.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

1 Chr 11:40-41
2 verses
76%
40Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
41Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai,
2 Sam 20:23-25
3 verses
74%
23Now Joab was over all the host of Israel; and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites;
24and Adoram was over the men subject to taskwork; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder;
25and Sheva was scribe; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
1 Chr 11:28
72%
28Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite,
2 Sam 23:38
72%
38Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
2 Sam 8:16-18
3 verses
70%
16And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;
17and Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were priests; and Seraiah was scribe;
18and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada [was over] the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief ministers.
1 Chr 18:15-17
3 verses
70%
15And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;
16and Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were priests; and Shavsha was scribe;
17and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king.
1 Chr 11:10
70%
10Now these are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who showed themselves strong with him in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of Jehovah concerning Israel.
1 Chr 27:29-32
4 verses
69%
29and over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite: and over the herds that were in the valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai:
30and over the camels was Obil the Ishmaelite: and over the asses was Jehdeiah the Meronothite:
31and over the flocks was Jaziz the Hagrite. All these were the rulers of the substance which was king David's.
32Also Jonathan, David's uncle, was a counsellor, a man of understanding, and a scribe: and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king's sons:
1 Chr 27:9
68%
9The sixth [captain] for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
1 Chr 26:31-32
2 verses
68%
31Of the Hebronites was Jerijah the chief, even of the Hebronites, according to their generations by fathers' [houses]. In the fortieth year of the reign of David they were sought for, and there were found among them mighty men of valor at Jazer of Gilead.
32And his brethren, men of valor, were two thousand and seven hundred, heads of fathers' [houses], whom king David made overseers over the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half - tribe of the Manassites, for every matter pertaining to God, and for the affairs of the king.
1 Chr 27:34
68%
34and after Ahithophel was Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar: and the captain of the king's host was Joab.
1 Chr 15:11
68%
11And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,
1 Chr 29:26
67%
26Now David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.
1 Chr 8:20
67%
20and Elienai, and Zillethai, and Eliel,
1 Chr 26:20
67%
20And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things.
1 Chr 23:18
67%
18The sons of Izhar: Shelomith the chief.
1 Kgs 4:6
66%
6and Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the men subject to taskwork.
Judg 10:3
66%
3And after him arose Jair, the Gileadite; and he judged Israel twenty and two years.
1 Chr 11:2
66%
2In times past, even when Saul was king, it was thou that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and Jehovah thy God said unto thee, Thou shalt be shepherd of my people Israel, and thou shalt be prince over my people Israel.
1 Chr 13:1
66%
1And David consulted with the captains of thousands and of hundreds, even with every leader.
1 Sam 22:20-21
2 verses
66%
20And one of the sons of Ahimelech, the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.
21And Abiathar told David that Saul had slain Jehovah's priests.
1 Chr 24:3
66%
3And David with Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, divided them according to their ordering in their service.
1 Chr 27:21-22
2 verses
66%
21of the [half-] [tribe] of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the son of Zechariah: of Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner:
22of Dan, Azarel the son of Jeroham. These were the captains of the tribes of Israel.
2 Sam 5:2
66%
2In times past, when Saul was king over us, it was thou that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and Jehovah said to thee, Thou shalt be shepherd of my people Israel, and thou shalt be prince over Israel.
Neh 11:11
66%
11Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God,
2 Sam 5:16
66%
16and Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet.
2 Sam 23:26
66%
26Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
1 Kgs 4:4
65%
4and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
Neh 12:24
65%
24And the chiefs of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise and give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, watch next to watch.
1 Chr 17:7
65%
7Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be prince over my people Israel:
1 Kgs 1:20
65%
20And thou, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are upon thee, that thou shouldest tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
2 Chr 31:13
65%
13And Jehiel, and Azaziah, and Nahath, and Asahel, and Jerimoth, and Jozabad, and Eliel, and Ismachiah, and Mahath, and Benaiah, were overseers under the hand of Conaniah and Shimei his brother, by the appointment of Hezekiah the king, and Azariah the ruler of the house of God.
1 Chr 26:29
65%
29Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were for the outward business over Israel, for officers and judges.
1 Chr 11:6
65%
6And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. And Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, and was made chief.
2 Chr 19:11
65%
11And, behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of Jehovah; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, in all the king's matters: also the Levites shall be officers before you. Deal courageously, and Jehovah be with the good.
1 Chr 8:15
65%
15and Zebadiah, and Arad, and Eder,
1 Chr 11:32
65%
32Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,