Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David.

Jairite

Bible References

Jairite

Judges 10:4
He had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkey colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havvoth Jair to this day, which are in the land of Gilead.

Chief ruler

2 Samuel 8:18
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief ministers.
Genesis 41:43
and he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had. They cried before him, "Bow the knee." He set him over all the land of Egypt.
Exodus 2:14
He said, "Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Do you plan to kill me, as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?" Moses was afraid, and said, "Surely this thing is known."
2 Chronicles 35:15
The singers the sons of Asaph were in their place, according to the commandment of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun the king's seer; and the gatekeepers were at every gate: they did not need to depart from their service; for their brothers the Levites prepared for them.