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Myles Coverdale Bible

2 Samuel 23:26

Helez the Paltite, Ira the sonne of Tekoite,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Armies;   Helez;   Ikkesh;   Ira;  

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Giants;   Helez;   Ira;   Paltite;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Helez;   Ikkesh;   Ira (2);   Paltite;   Tekoa;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Helez;   Ikkesh;   Joel;   Mighty Men;   Paltite;   Pelonite;   Samuel, Books of;   Tekoa;   Tekoite;   Zabad;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Beth-Pelet;   Giant;   Helez;   Ikkesh;   Ira;   Ithrite, the;   Paltite, the;   Samuel, Books of;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Army;   Helez ;   Ikkesh ;   Ira ;   Paltite ;   Pelonite ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Palti;   Smith Bible Dictionary - He'lez;   Ik'kesh;   I'ra;   Pral'tite, the;   Teko'a,;   Teko'ite, the;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - David;   Helez;   Ikkesh;   Ira;   Jeribai;   Paltite;   Tekoa;   Zabad;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Helez;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Helez the Paltite,
Hebrew Names Version
Heletz the Paltite, `Ira the son of `Ikkesh the Tekoite,
King James Version
Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
English Standard Version
Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh of Tekoa,
New Century Version
Helez the Paltite; Ira son of Ikkesh from Tekoa;
New English Translation
Helez the Paltite, Ira son of Ikkesh from Tekoa,
Amplified Bible
Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh of Tekoa,
New American Standard Bible
Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Helez the Paltite: Ira the sonne of Ikkesh the Tekoite:
Legacy Standard Bible
Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
Complete Jewish Bible
Heletz the Palti, ‘Ira son of ‘Ikesh from T'koa,
Darby Translation
Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
Easy-to-Read Version
Helez the Paltite; Ira son of Ikkesh from Tekoa;
George Lamsa Translation
And Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
Lexham English Bible
Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
Literal Translation
Helez the Paltite; Ira the son of Ikkesh, the Tekoite;
American Standard Version
Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
Bible in Basic English
Helez the Paltite, Ira, the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Helez the Paltite, Ira the sonne of Acces the Thecoite:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite;
King James Version (1611)
Helez the Paltite, Ira the sonne of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Selles the Kelothite: Iras the son of Isca the Thecoite.
English Revised Version
Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite;
Berean Standard Bible
Helez the Paltite, Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Hira, sone of Aches, of Thecua; Abiezer, of Amatoth;
Young's Literal Translation
Helez the Paltite, Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
Update Bible Version
Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
Webster's Bible Translation
Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
World English Bible
Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
New King James Version
Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
New Living Translation
Helez from Pelon; Ira son of Ikkesh from Tekoa;
New Life Bible
Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
New Revised Standard
Helez the Paltite; Ira son of Ikkesh of Tekoa;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Helez, the Paltite, Ira, son of Ikkesh, the Tekoite;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Heles of Phalti, Hira the son of Acces of Thecua,
Revised Standard Version
Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh of Teko'a,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,

Contextual Overview

8 These are the names of Dauids Worthies: Iasabeam ye sonne of Hachmoni, the chefest amonge thre, which lifte vp his speare, & slewe eight hundreth at one tyme. 9 After him was Eleasar the sonne of Dodi the sonne of Ahohi amonge the thre Worthies with Dauid, whan they spake despytefully to the Philistynes, and were gathered together to the battayll, and the men of Israel wente vp. 10 Then stode he vp and smote the Philistynes, tyll his hande was so weery that it crompled with the swerde. And the LORDE gaue a greate victory at the same tyme, so that the people turned after him to spoyle. 11 After him was Samma the sonne of Age ye Hararite. Wha the Philistynes had gathered themselues in a company, and in the same place there was a pece of lode full of small corne, and the people fled before the Philistynes, 12 the stode he in the myddes of ye pece of londe, & delyuered it, & smote ye Philistynes. And God gaue a greate victory. 13 And these thre pryncipall amonge thirtie, came downe in the haruest vnto Dauid, into the caue of Adullam, & the hoost of ye Philistynes laye in ye valley of Rephaim. 14 But Dauid was at the same tyme in the castell, and ye Philistynes people laye at Bethleem. 15 And Dauid was desyrous, and sayde: Wolde God yt some man wolde fetch me a drynke of water out of the well at Bethleem vnder the gate. 16 The brake the thre Worthies into the hoost of the Philistynes, and drue of the water out of the well at Bethleem vnder ye gate, & caried it & broughte it vnto Dauid: neuertheles he wolde not drynke it, but offred it vnto the LORDE, 17 & sayde: The LORDE let this be farre fro me, that I shulde do it. Is it not the bloude of the men that ioperded their lyues, and wente thither? And he wolde not drynke it. This dyd the thre Worthies.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Paltite: 1 Chronicles 11:27, 1 Chronicles 27:10, Pelonite

Ira: 1 Chronicles 11:28, 1 Chronicles 27:9

Tekoite: 2 Samuel 14:2

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 2:39 - Helez

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Helez the Paltite,.... Who was of a place called Pater, as the Targum; in 1 Chronicles 11:27, he is called the Pelonite:

Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite; who was of the city of Tekoah, the native place of Amos the prophet, famous for oil, about twelve miles from Jerusalem; 1 Chronicles 11:27- :.


 
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