1 Chronicles 18:15

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְיוֹאָ֥ב בֶּן־צְרוּיָ֖ה עַל־הַצָּבָ֑א וִיהוֹשָׁפָ֥ט בֶּן־אֲחִיל֖וּד מַזְכִּֽיר

Transliteration

And-Yôʾāb ben-Ṣərûyâ over-ha-ṣābāʾ and-Yəhôšāpāṭ ben-ʾĂḥîlûd mazkîr

Grammar Details

*wə-Yôʾāb*: conjunction + proper noun - and Joab
*ben*: noun masculine singular construct - son of
*Ṣərûyâ*: proper noun - Zeruiah
*ʿal-ha-ṣābāʾ*: preposition + definite article + noun masculine singular - over the army
*wî-Yəhôšāpāṭ*: conjunction + proper noun - and Jehoshaphat
*ʾĂḥîlûd*: proper noun - Ahilud
*mazkîr*: hiphil participle masculine singular - recorder/remembrancer

Word Meanings

*ʿal-ha-ṣābāʾ*: over the army/commander of the army
*mazkîr*: recorder/chronicler/remembrancer

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

1 Chr 11:6 : 6 And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. And Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, and was made chief.
2 Sam 8:16 : 16 And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;
1 Kgs 4:3 : 3 Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder;

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16And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;
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23Now Joab was over all the host of Israel; and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites;
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16and Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were priests; and Shavsha was scribe;
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