Jairite

From Bible Exegesis

jā´ẽr-īt (יארי, yā'irī, “of Jair”):

In 2Sa_20:26, Ira the Jairite is “chief minister unto David.” He was a descendant of Jair who was a Manassite (Num_32:41, etc.) and whose territory was in Gilead. Septuagint, Lucian, and Syriac suggest יתּרי, yattirī, “Jattirite,” i.e. a native of Jattir mentioned in 1Sa_30:27 as one of the towns friendly to David when he was in Ziklag. It is not improbable that a native of Jattir would be given such a post by David. See IRA, and compare 2Sa_23:38.