Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
Tekoite
Bible References
Ira
1 Chronicles 11:28
Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite,
1 Chronicles 27:9
Ira, the son of Ikkesh from Tekoa, was in charge of the sixth unit during the sixth month. In his unit there were twenty-four thousand.
Tekoite
2 Samuel 14:2
Joab sent someone to Tekoa to get a wise woman from there. He told her: Please act like a mourner. Dress in mourning clothes. Do not use any cosmetic lotions. Act like a woman who has been mourning for the dead for a long time.