1 Chronicles 27:9

The sixth, for the sixth month, was Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite. There were 24,000 men in his division.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — The Chronicler records the monthly rotation of David’s military commanders, identifying Ira as the leader for the sixth month.

The words — הַ/שִּׁשִּׁ֔י (ha./shi.Shi) literally means "the sixth," and עִירָ֥א ('i.Ra') names the division's commander.

The thread — This commander appears in 1 Chronicles 11:28 and 2 Samuel 23:26 as one of David’s elite warriors.

Why it lands — The text assigns a twenty-four-thousand-man division to Ira, requiring the reader to acknowledge the structured, month-by-month administration of David’s army.

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The Hebrew words

הַשִּׁשִּׁי֙ha./shi.Shi[was] the/ sixth לַחֹ֣דֶשׁla./Cho.deshfor the/ month הַשִּׁשִּׁ֔יha./shi.Shi<the>/ sixth עִירָ֥א'i.Ra'Ira בֶן־ven-[the] son of עִקֵּ֖שׁ'i.KeshIkkesh הַתְּקוֹעִ֑יha./te.ko.'Ithe/ Tekoite וְעַל֙ve./'Aland/ [were] with מַחֲלֻקְתּ֔וֹma.cha.luk.T/odivision/ his עֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.Rimtwenty וְאַרְבָּעָ֖הve./'ar.ba.'Ahand/ four אָֽלֶף׃ ס'A.lefthousand

King James Version

The sixth captain for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

Cross-references

1 Chronicles 11:28 Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite,
2 Samuel 23:26 Helez the Paltite, Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,

People named

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