And next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their Lord.

After them the Tekoites repaired another section, opposite the great tower that lies out, even unto the wall of Ophel.

Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,

Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anthothite,

The sixth captain for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite: and in his division were twenty and four thousand.