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

After him the Tekoites repaired another portion, over against the great tower that standeth out, and unto the wall of Ophel.

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

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

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