Person Old Testament
Ira
Ira the Jairite was a priest under King David. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 2 Samuel 20:26.
Why it matters. David's priest, a Jairite.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Ira
Ira the Jairite served as a priest under King David, according to 2Sa.20.26. He is listed among David's officials at the end of a narrative describing the quelling of a rebellion against David. As a Jairite, Ira likely descended from Jair, who was from the tribe of Manasseh (Num.32.41, Deut 3.14). The text provides no further details about Ira's specific duties or tenure as a priest under David's reign.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
2 Samuel (1 verse)