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1 Chronicles 27:9

The sixth, for the sixth month, was Hira the son of Acces a Thecuite: and in his company were four and twenty thousand.

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;
Complete Jewish Bible
The sixth commander, for the sixth month, was ‘Ira the son of ‘Ikesh from T'koa; there were 24,000 in his division.
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.
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 Now the children of Israel according to their number, the heads of families, captains of thousands and of hundreds, and officers, that served the king according to their companies, who came in and went out every month in the year, under every chief were four and twenty thousand. 2 Over the first company the first month Jesboam, the son of Zabdiel was chief, and under him were four and twenty thousand. 3 Of the sons of Phares, the chief of all the captains in the host in the first month. 4 The company of the second month was under Dudia, an Ahohite, and after him was another named Macelloth, who commanded a part of the army of four and twenty thousand. 5 And the captain of the third company for the third month, was Banaias the son of Joiada the priest: and in his division were four and twenty thousand. 6 This is that Banaias the most valiant among the thirty, and above the thirty. And Amizabad his son commanded his company. 7 The fourth, for the fourth month, was Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zabadias his son after him: and in his company were four and twenty thousand. 8 The fifth captain for the fifth month, was Samaoth a Jezerite: and his company were four and twenty thousand. 9 The sixth, for the sixth month, was Hira the son of Acces a Thecuite: and in his company were four and twenty thousand. 10 The seventh, for the seventh month, was Helles a Phallonite of the sons of Ephraim: and in his company were four and twenty thousand.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

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

Cross-References

Judges 13:15
And Manue said to the angel of the Lord: I beseech thee to consent to my request, and let us dress a kid for thee.
1 Samuel 16:20
And Isai took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid of the flock, and sent them by the hand of David, his son, to Saul.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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