# 2 Samuel 20.26

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**Book:** [2 Samuel](/codex/2-samuel/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 24. and Adoram was over the men subject to taskwork; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder; 25. and Sheva was scribe; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
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> **26. and also Ira the Jairite was chief minister unto David.** (2 Samuel 20:24-26, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 24. Adoram was over the men subject to forced labor, Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder, 25. Sheva was scribe, and Zadok and Abiathar were priests,
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> **26. and Ira the Jairite was chief minister to David.** (2 Samuel 20:24-26, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 24. And Adoram was over the tribute: and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder: <sup>recorder: or, remembrancer</sup> 25. And Sheva was scribe: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:
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> **26. And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David. <sup>a chief: or, a prince</sup>** (2 Samuel 20:24-26, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 24. and Adoram [is] over the tribute, and Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud [is] the remembrancer, 25. and Sheva [is] scribe, and Zadok and Abiathar [are] priests,
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> **26. and also, Ira the Jairite hath been minister to David.** (2 Samuel 20:24-26, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
- **Location:** _TBD_
- **Time period:** _TBD_

## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Lexicon:**

- [H3548 - kohen](/codex/h3548-kohen/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.