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Young's Literal Translation

1 Chronicles 27:9

The sixth, for the sixth month, [is] Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, and on his course [are] twenty and four 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.
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.
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 And the sons of Israel, after their number, heads of the fathers, and princes of the thousands and of the hundreds, and their officers, those serving the king in any matter of the courses, that are coming in and going out month by month, throughout all months of the year -- [are] in each course twenty and four thousand. 2 Over the first course, for the first month, [is] Jashobeam son of Zabdiel, and on his course [are] twenty and four thousand; 3 of the sons of Perez [is] the head of all princes of the hosts for the first month. 4 And over the course of the second month [is] Dodai the Ahohite, and his course, and Mikloth [is] the president, and on his course [are] twenty and four thousand. 5 Head of the third host, for the third month, [is] Benaiah son of Jehoiada, the head priest, and on his course [are] twenty and four thousand. 6 This Benaiah [is] a mighty one of the thirty, and over the thirty, and [in] his course [is] Ammizabad his son. 7 The fourth, for the fourth month, [is] Asahel brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him, and on his course [are] twenty and four thousand. 8 The fifth, for the fifth month, [is] the prince Shamhuth the Izrahite, and on his course [are] twenty and four thousand. 9 The sixth, for the sixth month, [is] Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, and on his course [are] twenty and four thousand. 10 The seventh, for the seventh month, [is] Helez the Pelonite, of the sons of Ephraim, and on his course [are] twenty and four thousand.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

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

Cross-References

Judges 13:15
And Manoah saith unto the messenger of Jehovah, `Let us detain thee, we pray thee, and prepare before thee a kid of the goats.'
1 Samuel 16:20
And Jesse taketh an ass, [with] bread, and a bottle of wine, and one kid of the goats, and sendeth by the hand of David his son unto Saul.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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