| II Samuel 20:26
| And Ira, the Jairite, was the priest of David.
| Jairite, a descendant of Jair, (Calmet) son of Manasses. (Haydock) --- Priest. Hebrew cohen, respected like a priest, (Haydock) chief favourite, (Worthington) the Rab., (Chaldean) chief counsellor of David, (Vatable) almoner, etc. It is not certain that he was of the family of Aaron, or qualified to be the domestic chaplain of the king. See 2 Kings 8:16, etc. No other king of Israel had an officer to whom this title was given. (Calmet)
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