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Verse 2 Samuel 20:26. _IRA - WAS A CHIEF RULER ABOUT DAVID._] The
Hebrew is לדויד כהן _cohen ledavid, a priest to David_; and so
the _Vulgate,_ _Septuagint, Syriac_, and _Arabic_. The _Chaldee_ has
ר...
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IRA THE JAIRITE - Not mentioned before: perhaps the same as “Ira an
Ithrite” (marginal reference), i. e., an inhabitant of Jattir in the
hill country of Judah Joshua 15:48; 1 Samuel 30:27. Perhaps we...
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10. THE REVOLT OF SHEBA
CHAPTER 20
_ 1. Sheba's revolt (2 Samuel 20:1)_
2. The ten concubines shut up (2 Samuel 20:3)
3. Amasa's failure (2 Samuel 20:4)
4. Joab and the death of Amasa ...
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1 SAMUEL 20. THE REVOLT OF SHEBA (J).
2 SAMUEL 20:1 F. The result of this altercation was a fresh rebellion
under a Benjamite, Sheba ben Bichri.
2 SAMUEL 20:3. The members of the king's harem whom...
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CHIEF RULER. Compare 2 Samuel 8:18; 2 Samuel 23:38....
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_a chief ruler about David_ MINISTER TO DAVID. The post formerly held
by David's sons. See on ch. 2 Samuel 8:18....
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The officers of David's court
A similar list has already been given in ch. 2 Samuel 8:16-18. There
the account of the general administration of the kingdom appropriately
follows the summary record of...
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_Israel's Leaders._ 2 Samuel 20:24-26
24 And Adoram _was_ over the tribute: and Jehoshaphat the son of
Ahilud _was_ recorder:
25 And Sheva _was_ scribe: and Zadok and Abiathar _were_ the priests:
2...
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THE REBELLION OF SHEBA
Sheba takes advantage of the jealousy of the men of Israel to begin a
rebellion, which, but for the prompt action of Joab, might have
resulted in a disruption between Israel and...
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DAVID, THE GREAT KING OF ISRAEL
2 SAMUEL
_HELEN POCOCK_
CHAPTER 20
SHEBA OPPOSES DAVID
V1 Sheba, the son of Bicri, happened to be there. He came from the
*tribe of Benjamin. He was a wicked man....
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IRA ALSO THE JAIRITE. — He is not mentioned in the other lists of
the king’s officers; _Ira, an Ithrite,_ is found in the list of
David’s “thirty and seven” heroes in 2 Samuel 23:38, but there
is no g...
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וְ גַ֗ם עִירָא֙ הַ יָּ֣אִרִ֔י הָיָ֥ה
כֹהֵ֖ן
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ONE HEAD SAVES MANY
2 Samuel 20:14
This wise woman, by her intervention, saved many lives, and reminds us
of the value of presence of mind in a great crisis. She gave Joab to
understand, first, that...
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The occasion invariably finds the man for evil as well as for good.
Sheba seized the strife between Judah and Israel as an opportunity to
attempt to divide the kingdom.
David's hosts went forth again...
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And Ira also the Jairite was a (o) chief ruler about David.
(o) Either in dignity or familiarity....
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REFLECTIONS
READER! though the perusal of this chapter before us opens a renewed
occasion for reflecting on the troubles of David; yet, I pass by the
consideration of these things, for the present, in...
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(23) В¶ Now Joab was over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the
son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites: (24)
And Adoram was over the tribute: and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahi...
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In the sketch proposed of these books of scripture there is of course
no pretension to notice every point of interest they contain, but only
a general comprehensive view, as far as the Lord enables me...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 14 THROUGH 20.
David's partiality for Absalom had yet other and more painful results,
and heavy chastisements. It is painful to see the conqueror of Goliath
d...
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AND IRA ALSO THE JAIRITE,.... Which some take to be the same with Ira
the Ithrite, 2 Samuel 23:38; a son of Jether or Ithra the Israelite, 2
Samuel 17:25; though others suppose he was Ira the son of I...
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And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David.
Ver. 26. _Was a chief ruler about David,_] Heb., A prince, or a
priest: whence some make him president of the council; others, the
king's chapl...
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1 By occasion of the quarrell, Sheba maketh a party in Israel.
3 Dauids ten concubines are shut vp in perpetual prison.
4 Amasa made captaine ouer Iudah, is slaine by Ioab.
14 Ioab pursueth Sheba v...
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and Ira, also, the Jairite was a chief ruler about David, confidential
couselor. In spite of many mistakes of men the work of the Lord, also
in His Church, must go forward according to His intentions....
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THE DEATH OF SHEBA...
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Satan is always ready to take advantage of such occasions among God's
people, and he had a man there of worthless, ambitious character,
Sheba, the son of Bichri was actually a Benjamite, not from any...
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A CHIEF RULER:
Or, a prince...
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23-26 Here is the state of David's court, after his restoration. It is
well when able men are appointed to discharge public duties; let all
seek to perform those duties, as faithful servants to the So...
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THE JAIRITE; so called from his birth or dwelling in the country of
Jair in Gilead, NUMBERS 32:41 JUDGES 10:4. A CHIEF RULER; either the
president of the king's council; or his chief minister (as the...
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2 Samuel 20:26 Ira H5896 Jairite H2972 minister H3548 David H1732
Ira - 2 Samuel 23:38;...
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CONTENTS: Joab murders Amasa. Suppression of Sheba's revolt.
CHARACTERS: David, Joab, Amasa, Sheba, Abishai.
CONCLUSION: We must not think it strange while in this world if the
end of one trouble be...
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2 Samuel 20:1. _Sheba, a Benjamite,_ and a captain high in command
under Absalom, in whose heart the embers of revolt were still burning.
This man, seeing the anger of the tribes at not being called t...
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2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 20:1 Sheba’s rebellion is directly
connected with the split within the nation seen in 2 Samuel 19:41.
This particular rebellion does not seem to have gained support ou
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2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 20:23 This list is very similar to the
lists in 2 Samuel 8:15 and 1 Kings 4:1. The po
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CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES.—
2 Samuel 20:14. “ABEL.” _Lit., meadow_, and the name of several
places in Palestine, but from its proximity to Beth-Maachah (with
which it is sometimes joined, 2 Samuel...
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EXPOSITION
2 SAMUEL 20:1
THERE HAPPENED TO BE THERE A MAN OF BELIAL. The fierce words of the
men of Judah led to evil results. It was a time when all wise and
thoughtful persons would have laboured f...
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But in chapter twenty, this division is manifested by this particular
fellow by the name of Sheba, who is of the tribe of Benjamin. And he
blew a trumpet in Israel, which was always a signal gathering...
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1 Chronicles 11:40; 2 Chronicles 35:15; 2 Samuel 23:38; 2 Samuel
24:11;...