Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 23:26
Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
26. Helez the Paltite ] Generally explained to mean of Beth-pelet, an unid entified town in the extreme south of Judah, named in the same group with Beer-sheba (Jos 15:27). But this seems questionable, as he is called an Ephraimite in 1Ch 27:10. 1 Chron. twice reads Pelonite (1Ch 11:27, 1Ch 27:10), but there is no known place or family from which such a name could be formed, and it is either a corruption, or the Hebrew word meaning of so and so, inserted by a scribe who could not read the original word in the text which he was copying. Helez was general of the seventh division of the army (1Ch 27:10).
Ira the Tekoite ] Of Tekoa, see note on ch. 2Sa 14:2. He was general of the sixth division of the army (1Ch 27:9), and a different person from David’s minister (ch. 2Sa 20:26).
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Helez the Paltite,…. Who was of a place called Pater, as the Targum; in 1Ch 11:27, he is called the Pelonite:
Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite; who was of the city of Tekoah, the native place of Amos the prophet, famous for oil, about twelve miles from Jerusalem; [See comments on Am 1:1].
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(26) Helez.He was general of the seventh army division (1Ch. 27:10). There, and also in 1Ch. 11:27, he is called a Pelonite.
Ira was general for the sixth month (1Ch. 27:9). His home, Tekoah, was about six miles south of Bethlehem.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
Paltite: 1Ch 11:27, 1Ch 27:10, Pelonite
Ira: 1Ch 11:28, 1Ch 27:9
Tekoite: 2Sa 14:2
Reciprocal: 1Ch 2:39 – Helez
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
2Sa 23:26-39. Helez the Paltite, &c. None of the memorable acts of these or of the following worthies are recorded; therefore, all that can be said of them is, that when God determined to raise a king to a great height of power and glory, he raised up several great men to co-operate with and assist that king in his designs and undertakings. Thirty and seven in all Here are only thirty-six named. Either therefore one must be supplied whose name is not expressed among the three worthies of the second rank, or Joab is comprehended in the number, as being the general and head of them all.