First name Ira in the world's Bibles
In the bible, Ira is the name of the Jairite, priest to David (2SA 20:26), as well as name of son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, eleventh of "the thirty" of David's men (2SA 23:26), in charge of the sixth division (1CH 27:9) and the Ithrite, thirty-fifth of "the thirty" of David's men (2SA 23:38). Meaning of the name: watchman; making bare; pouring out. Related names are: Ikkesh, Gareb, Abi . The translations of Ira in 27 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
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below, from Ira in Spanish to Irene in Swahili!
Wear it!And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David. (2SA 20:26)
Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, (2SA 23:26)
Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an Ithrite, (2SA 23:38)
Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abi-ezer the Antothite, (1CH 11:28)
Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite, (1CH 11:40)
The sixth captain for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. (1CH 27:9)