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The Tekoite

Ira ben-Ikkesh, one of David’s warriors, is thus designated. (2 Samuel 23:26; 1 Chronicles 11:28; 27:8) The common people among the Tekoites displayed great activity in the repairs of the wall of Jerusalem under Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 3:6,27)

In the Bible

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Verses where The Tekoite is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • 1 Chronicles 27:9

    The sixth, for the sixth month, was Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite. There were 24,000 men in his division.

Scripture on The Tekoite

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The Tekoite references

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Sources · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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