2 Samuel 23:38

Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an Ithrite,

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Ira	עִירָא֙ 'i.Ra'	H5896	Ira · proper noun, a man's name
Ithrite	הַיִּתְרִ֔י hai.yit.Ri	H3505	a Jithrite or descendant of Jether · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine singular absolute
Gareb	גָּרֵ֖ב ga.Rev	H1619	Gareb · proper noun, a man's name
Ithrite	הַיִּתְרִֽי hai.yit.Ri	H3505	a Jithrite or descendant of Jether · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine singular absolute

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

1 Chronicles 2:53 And the families of Kirjath-jearim; the Ithrites, and the Puhites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; of them came the Zareathites, an…
2 Samuel 20:26 And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David.
1 Chronicles 11:40 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,

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Commentary

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 23:25

Shammah the Harodite - There are several varieties in the names of the following shalishim; which may be seen by comparing these verses with Ch1 11:27.

John Gill on 2 Samuel 23:38

Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an Ithrite. These were of Jether, as the Targum, a descendant of Caleb, of the tribe of Judah, 1 Chronicles 2:50 1 Chronicles 4:15.

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Samuel 23:8–end

The following list of David's heroes we also find in 1 Chron 11:10-47, and expanded at the end by sixteen names (Ch1 11:41-47), and attached in Ch1 11:10 to the account of the conquest of the fortress of Zion by the introduction of a special heading. According to this heading, the heroes named assisted David greatly in his kingdom, along with all Israel, to make him king, from which it is evident that the chronicler intended by this heading to justify his appending the list to the account of the election of David as king over all the tribes of Israel (Ch1 11:1), and of the conquest of Zion, which followed immediately afterwards. In every other respect the two lists agree with one another, ex…

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Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Samuel 23:24

Asahel, David’s nephew, was killed by Abner during the war between David and Ishbosheth (2:18-32). Asahel’s inclusion here suggests that parts of these lists go back to the beginning of David’s career. • Elhanan son of Dodo should not be confused with Elhanan son of Jair (21:19; 1 Chr 20:5).

Rashi on 2 Samuel 23:23

Of the thirty. Of all thirty in this section. Yonoson translates: "mighty men".23This is how he translates the word שְׁלשִׁים.

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Dictionary and topics

Gareb — Scabby; itch. (1.) One of David’s warriors (2 Sam. 23:38), an Ithrite. (2.) A hill near Jerusalem (Jer. 31:39), probably the hill of lepers, and consequently a place outside the boundary of the city.
Giants — (1.) Heb. nephilim, meaning “violent” or “causing to fall” (Gen. 6:4). These were the violent tyrants of those days, those who fell upon others. The word may also be derived from a root signifying…
Ira — Citizen; wakeful. (1.) A Tekoite, one of David’s thirty warriors (2 Sam. 23:26). (2.) An Ithrite, also one of David’s heroes (2 Sam. 23:38). (3.) A Jairite and priest, a royal chaplain (2 Sam. 20:26)…
Ithrite — Two of David’s warriors so designated (2 Sam. 23:38; 1 Chr. 11:40).
Gareb · 1. One of David’s mighty men — 1. One of David’s mighty men
Ira · 2. The Ithrite, one of David’s heroes — 2. The Ithrite, one of David’s heroes
Ithrites · Patronymic of the family of Jether — Patronymic of the family of Jether

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).