Bible Person
Meaning: watchman; making bare; pouring out · Male · 1 cross reference
Ira is the Jairite priest or chief adviser serving David. He belongs to the intimate courtly circle supporting the king's rule. First appears in 2 Sam 20:26.1
AI summary: Ira matters because his single cross reference places him near David in a role blending religious and royal service. The entry helps show that the king's court depended on trusted figures who could operate close to the center of power. Taken together, the material presents Ira as a courtly priestly adviser in David's kingdom.1
Central Figure
Ira
Meaning: watchman; making bare; pouring out
A Jairite and priest, a royal chaplain (2 Sam.
A Jairite and priest, a royal chaplain (2 Sam. 20:26) or confidential adviser (comp. 2 Sam. 8:18; 1 Chr. 18:17). 3
| Book | Cross-References |
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Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, person metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.