1 Chronicles 11:6

KJV1611 – Modern English

And David said, Whoever strikes the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first and became chief.

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  • 2 Sam 8:16 : 16 And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder;
  • 2 Sam 20:23 : 23 Now Joab was over all the army of Israel, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites.
  • Josh 15:16-17 : 16 And Caleb said, He who strikes Kirjathsepher and takes it, to him I will give Achsah my daughter as a wife. 17 And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter as a wife.
  • 1 Sam 17:25 : 25 The men of Israel said, Have you seen this man that has come up? Surely he has come up to defy Israel. The king will enrich the man who kills him with great riches, will give him his daughter, and make his father's house free in Israel.
  • 2 Sam 2:18 : 18 And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab and Abishai and Asahel: and Asahel was as fleet of foot as a wild gazelle.
  • 2 Sam 3:27 : 27 And when Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside at the gate to speak with him quietly, and struck him there under the fifth rib, so that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.

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  • 1 Chr 11:4-5
    2 verses
    79%

    4Then David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus, where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land.

    5And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, You shall not enter here. Nevertheless, David took the stronghold of Zion, which is the city of David.

  • 2 Sam 5:6-8
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    76%

    6And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who spoke to David, saying, Unless you take away the blind and the lame, you will not come in here; thinking, David cannot come in here.

    7Nevertheless, David took the stronghold of Zion, which is the City of David.

    8And David said on that day, Whoever gets up through the water shaft and strikes the Jebusites, the lame and the blind, who are hated by David's soul, he shall be chief and captain. Therefore, they said, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.

  • 1 Chr 11:7
    75%

    7Then David lived in the stronghold; therefore, they called it the city of David.

  • 1 Chr 11:20-21
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    70%

    20And Abishai, the brother of Joab, was chief of the three. He lifted up his spear against three hundred men, slew them, and had a name among the three.

    21Of the three, he was more honored than the two, for he was their captain. However, he did not attain to the first three.

  • 1 Chr 18:15
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    15And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder.

  • 1 Chr 27:34
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    34And after Ahithophel was Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar; and the general of the king's army was Joab.

  • 2 Sam 11:16
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    16So it happened, when Joab observed the city, that he assigned Uriah to a place where he knew there were valiant men.

  • 1 Chr 11:10-11
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    10These are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who strengthened themselves with him in his kingdom, and with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel.

    11And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had: Jashobeam, an Hachmonite, the chief of the captains, who lifted up his spear against three hundred slain by him at one time.

  • 2 Sam 20:11
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    11And one of Joab's men stood by Amasa and said, Whoever favors Joab and whoever is for David, let him follow Joab.

  • 2 Sam 8:16
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    16And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder;

  • 1 Chr 19:14-15
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    14So Joab and the people that were with him drew near before the Syrians to the battle; and they fled before him.

    15And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians fled, they likewise fled before Abishai his brother, and entered the city. Then Joab came to Jerusalem.

  • 1 Chr 12:9
    69%

    9Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,

  • 2 Sam 2:1
    69%

    1And it happened after this, that David asked of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And the LORD said to him, Go up. And David said, Where shall I go up? And He said, To Hebron.

  • 1 Kgs 11:15
    69%

    15For it came to pass, when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the army had gone up to bury the slain, after he had killed every male in Edom.

  • 2 Sam 20:23
    68%

    23Now Joab was over all the army of Israel, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites.

  • 1 Sam 26:6
    68%

    6Then David answered and said to Ahimelech the Hittite and Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, "Who will go down with me to the camp of Saul?" And Abishai said, "I will go down with you."

  • 1 Chr 21:4
    68%

    4Nevertheless the king's word prevailed against Joab. So Joab went out and went throughout all Israel, and came back to Jerusalem.

  • 1 Chr 13:1
    68%

    1And David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, and with every leader.

  • 2 Sam 12:26-29
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    68%

    26Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.

    27Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah and have taken the city of waters.

    28Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, encamp against the city, and take it: unless I take the city, and it be called by my name.

    29David gathered all the people together, went to Rabbah, fought against it, and took it.

  • 2 Sam 18:1-2
    2 verses
    68%

    1And David counted the people who were with him, and appointed captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them.

    2And David sent a third of the people under the command of Joab, a third under the command of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and a third under the command of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said to the people, I will surely go out with you myself also.

  • 2 Sam 10:13
    68%

    13And Joab drew near, and the people who were with him, to the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him.

  • 1 Chr 12:3
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    3The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; and Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; and Berachah, and Jehu the Anathothite,

  • 2 Sam 3:30
    68%

    30So Joab and Abishai his brother killed Abner because he had killed their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.

  • Judg 1:1
    68%

    1Now after the death of Joshua, it came to pass that the children of Israel asked the LORD, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them?

  • 2 Sam 10:7
    68%

    7And when David heard of it, he sent Joab and all the host of the mighty men.

  • 2 Sam 23:18
    68%

    18And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief among the three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them, and had a name among the three.

  • 2 Sam 5:2
    68%

    2Also, in times past when Saul was king over us, it was you who led Israel out and brought them in. And the LORD said to you, You will feed my people Israel, and you will be a captain over Israel.

  • 1 Sam 17:20
    67%

    20David rose early in the morning, left the sheep with a keeper, took the provisions, and went as Jesse had commanded him; he came to the camp as the army was going out to the fight and shouting for battle.

  • 2 Sam 11:18
    67%

    18Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war,

  • 1 Sam 17:57
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    57When David returned from killing the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand.

  • 2 Sam 1:15
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    15And David called one of the young men and said, Go near, and strike him. And he smote him that he died.

  • 2 Sam 11:25
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    25Then David said to the messenger, Thus you shall say to Joab: Do not let this thing trouble you, for the sword devours one as well as another. Strengthen your attack against the city, and overthrow it. So encourage him.

  • 1 Chr 19:8
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    8And when David heard of it, he sent Joab and all the army of the mighty men.

  • 2 Sam 11:6
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    6Then David sent to Joab, saying, Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David.

  • 2 Sam 20:7
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    7So Joab's men, the Cherethites, the Pelethites, and all the mighty men went out after him, and they left Jerusalem to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri.

  • 2 Sam 14:1
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    1Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was toward Absalom.

  • 2 Sam 5:20
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    20And David came to Baal Perazim, and David struck them there and said, The LORD has broken forth upon my enemies before me like the breakthrough of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baal Perazim.

  • 1 Chr 11:2
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    2Moreover, in times past, even when Saul was king, you were the one who led and brought in Israel. And the LORD your God said to you, You shall shepherd my people Israel, and you shall be ruler over my people Israel.

  • 1 Kgs 2:32
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    32And the Lord will return his blood upon his own head, who struck down two men more righteous and better than he, and killed them with the sword, my father David not knowing of it: namely, Abner the son of Ner, captain of the army of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the army of Judah.

  • 1 Chr 20:1
    66%

    1It came to pass, after the year had ended, at the time when kings go out to battle, Joab led the power of the army and devastated the land of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed at Jerusalem. Joab struck Rabbah and destroyed it.