Person Old Testament
Ira
Ira the Ithrite was one of King David's Thirty mighty warriors. Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at 2 Samuel 23:38.
Why it matters. One of David's Thirty warriors, an Ithrite.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Ira
Ira the Ithrite is listed as one of King David's Thirty mighty warriors in 2Sa.23.38 and 1Ch.11.40. The Thirty were an elite group of soldiers who fought valiantly for David. Ira is identified as an Ithrite, indicating he likely came from the clan of Jether, who was a descendant of Esau's son Eliphaz (Gen.36.26).
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 2 verses across 2 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.