2 Samuel 23:26

26 Helez the Paltite, Ira (son of Ikkesh) 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 One of the thirty was Joab's brother Asahel. [The thirty leading men were] Elhanan (son of Dodo) from Bethlehem,

25 Shammah from Harod, Elika from Harod,

26 Helez the Paltite, Ira (son of Ikkesh) from Tekoa,

27 Abiezer from Anathoth, Mebunnai (son of Hushai),

28 Zalmon (descendant of Ahohi), Maharai from Netophah,