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Complete Jewish Bible

1 Chronicles 27:9

The sixth commander, for the sixth month, was ‘Ira the son of ‘Ikesh from T'koa; there were 24,000 in his division.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Armies;   Ikkesh;   Ira;   Month;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Armies of Israel, the;   Months;  

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Month;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Ikkesh;   Ira (2);   Holman Bible Dictionary - Dodai;   Ira;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   David;   Ikkesh;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Army;   Ikkesh ;   Ira ;   Tekoite ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Army;   War;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ik'kesh;   Month;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Course;   Ikkesh;   Ira;   Tekoa;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The sixth, for the sixth month, was Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite; 24,000 were in his division.
Hebrew Names Version
The sixth [captain] for the sixth month was `Ira the son of `Ikkesh the Tekoite: and in his course were twenty-four thousand.
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.
English Standard Version
Sixth, for the sixth month, was Ira, the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite; in his division were 24,000.
New Century Version
The sixth commander, for the sixth month, was Ira son of Ikkesh from the town of Tekoa. There were twenty-four thousand men in his division.
New English Translation
The sixth, assigned the sixth month, was Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite. His division consisted of 24,000 men.
Amplified Bible
The sixth, for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite; and in his division were 24,000.
New American Standard Bible
The sixth, for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
World English Bible
The sixth [captain] for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite: and in his course were twenty-four thousand.
Geneva Bible (1587)
The sixt for the sixt moneth was Ira the sonne of Ikkesh the Tekoite: and in his course foure and twentie thousand.
Legacy Standard Bible
The sixth for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite; and in his division were 24,000.
Berean Standard Bible
The sixth, for the sixth month, was Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite. There were 24,000 men in his division.
Contemporary English Version
in the sixth month, Ira the son of Ikkesh from Tekoa;
Darby Translation
The sixth for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
Easy-to-Read Version
The sixth commander, for the sixth month, was Ira son of Ikkesh from the town of Tekoa. There were 24,000 men in Ira's group.
George Lamsa Translation
The sixth commander for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
Good News Translation
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Lexham English Bible
The sixth, for the sixth month, was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite. And he was over his working group of twenty-four thousand.
Literal Translation
The sixth for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh of Tekoa; and in his division were twenty four thousand.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The sixte in the sixte moneth, was Ira ye sonne of Ickes the Thecoite, and vnder his course were foure and twentye thousande.
American Standard 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.
Bible in Basic English
The sixth captain for the sixth month was Ira, the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The sixt captayne for the sixt moneth, was Ira the sonne of Ickes a Therkuite, and in his course were twentie and foure thousand.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
The sixth captain for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite; and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
King James Version (1611)
The sixt captaine for the sixt moneth, was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite: and in his course were twentie and foure thousand.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The sixth for the sixth month was Hoduias the son of Ekkes the Thecoite: and in his division were twenty and four thousand.
English Revised 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.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
In the sixte monethe, the sixte prince was Ira, the sone of Actes, Techuytes, and foure and twenti thousynde in his cumpeny.
Update Bible 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.
Webster's Bible Translation
The sixth [captain] for the sixth month [was] Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite: and in his course [were] twenty and four thousand.
New King James Version
The sixth captain for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite; in his division were twenty-four thousand.
New Living Translation
Ira son of Ikkesh from Tekoa was commander of the sixth division of 24,000 troops, which was on duty during the sixth month.
New Life Bible
The sixth for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite. There were 24,000 in his army.
New Revised Standard
Sixth, for the sixth month, was Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite; in his division were twenty-four thousand.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The sixth, for the sixth month, was Ira son of Ikkesh, the Tekoite, - and, in his course, were twenty-four thousand.
Douay-Rheims Bible
The sixth, for the sixth month, was Hira the son of Acces a Thecuite: and in his company were four and twenty thousand.
Revised Standard Version
Sixth, for the sixth month, was Ira, the son of Ikkesh the Teko'ite; in his division were twenty-four thousand.
Young's Literal Translation
The sixth, for the sixth month, [is] Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, and on his course [are] twenty and four thousand.
THE MESSAGE
Sixth division, sixth month: Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite: 24,000 men.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The sixth for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite; and in his division were 24,000.

Contextual Overview

1 The people of Isra'el, registered according to their clan leaders, were drafted for army duty under captains of thousands and of hundreds, and officers serving the king, in divisions of 24,000 each, for month-long terms of duty covering all the months of the year. 2 Over the first division, for the first month, was Yashov‘am the son of Zavdi'el; there were 24,000 in his division. 3 He was from the descendants of Peretz and was in charge of all the army captains during the first month. 4 Over the division for the second month was Dodai the Achochi; Miklot was the chief officer of his division; there were 24,000 in his division. 5 The third army commander, for the third month, was B'nayah the son of Y'hoyada the chief cohen; there were 24,000 in his division. 6 This is the same B'nayah who was one of the thirty heroes and was over the thirty; his son ‘Ammizavad was in his division. 7 The fourth commander, for the fourth month, was ‘Asah'el the brother of Yo'av, with Z'vadyah his son after him; there were 24,000 in his division. 8 The fifth commander, for the fifth month, was Shamhut from Yizrach; there were 24,000 in his division. 9 The sixth commander, for the sixth month, was ‘Ira the son of ‘Ikesh from T'koa; there were 24,000 in his division. 10 The seventh commander, for the seventh month, was Heletz the P'loni, from the descendants of Efrayim; there were 24,000 in his division.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Ira: 1 Chronicles 11:28, 2 Samuel 23:26

Cross-References

Judges 13:15
Manoach said to the angel of Adonai , "Please stay with us a bit longer, so that we can cook a young goat for you."
1 Samuel 16:20
Yishai took a donkey, loaded it with bread, a bottle of wine and a kid, and sent them with David his son to Sha'ul.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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