2 Samuel 23:26

26 Helez from Pelet; Ira, Ikkesh's son from Tekoa;

2 Samuel 23:26 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 23:26

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; (See Gill on Amos 1:1).

2 Samuel 23:26 In-Context

24 Among the Thirty were: Asahel, Joab's brother; Elhanan, Dodo's son from Bethlehem;

25 Shammah from Harod; Elika from Harod;

26 Helez from Pelet; Ira, Ikkesh's son from Tekoa;

27 Abiezer from Anathoth; Mebunnai the Hushathite;

28 Zalmon from Ahoh; Maharai from Netophah;