1 Chronicles 27:9

The commander for the following/sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh from Tekoa town.

Translation for Translators

In The 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.

In Context

8The commander for the following/fifth month was Shamhuth, a descendant of Izrah.

10The commander for the following/seventh month was Helez, a member of the Pelon clan from the tribe of Ephraim.

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 11:28Ira, the son of Ikkesh, from Tekoa town; Abiezer, from Anathoth city;

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 27:2-16

The Officers of the Army. ( b. c. 1015.) 1 Now the children of Israel after their number, to wit, the chief fathers and captains of thousands and hundreds, and their officers that served the king in any matter of the courses, which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, of every course were twenty and four thousand. 2 Over the first course for the first month was Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 3 Of the children of Perez was the… Read the whole commentary →

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