Commentary Critical and Explanatory
2 Samuel 23:38
Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an Ithrite,
Ira an Ithrite, х `Iyraa' (H5896) ha-Yitriy (H3505)] - Ira (wakeful), Ithrite, from Jattir ('Attir), a town in the highland district of Judah. He is called the Jairite, 2 Samuel 20:26 [Septuagint, Iras ho Ethiraios].
Gareb an Ithrite, х Gaareeb (H1619) ha-Yitriy (H3505)] - Gareb (scabby) the Ithrite; i:e., according to a common opinion, 'the son of Jether,' But it is preferable to regard it, like the preceding, as denoting an inhabitant of Jattir.
Uriah the Hittite, х 'Uwriyaah (H223), light of Yahweh]. There are 31 men mentioned in the list, including Asahel; and these added to the two superior orders, make 37. Two of them, we know, were already dead-namely, Asahel and Uriah; and if the dead, at the drawing up of the list, amounted to seven, then we might suppose a legion of honour consisting of the definite number 30, and in which the vacancies, when they occurred, were replaced by fresh appointments.