2 Samuel 23:26

26 Helez, the Paltite Ira, the 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 Here is a list of David's men who were among the Thirty. Asahel, the brother of Joab Elhanan, the son of Dodo, from Bethlehem

25 Shammah, the Harodite Elika, the Harodite

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

27 Abiezer from Anathoth Mebunnai, the Hushathite

28 Zalmon, the Ahohite Maharai from Netophah