Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 20:26
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2 Samuel20:26
Ira - was a chief ruler about David - The Hebrew is כהן לדויד cohen ledavid, a priest to David; and so the Vulgate, Septuagint, Syriac, and Arabic. The Chaldee has רב rab, a prince, or chief. He was probably a sort of domestic chaplain to the king. We know that the kings of Judah had their seers, which is nearly the same: Gad was David's seer, 2Sam 24:11, and Jeduthun was the seer of King Josiah, 2Chr 35:16.
The conclusion of this chapter is very similar to the conclusion of 2Sam 8:16-18 (note), where see the notes.
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