2 Samuel 23:26

26 Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh of Teko'a,

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 As'ahel the brother of Jo'ab was one of the thirty; Elha'nan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

25 Shammah of Harod, Eli'ka of Harod,

26 Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh of Teko'a,

27 Abi-e'zer, of An'athoth, Mebun'nai the Hu'shathite,

28 Zalmon the Aho'hite, Ma'harai of Netoph'ah,