2 Samuel 8:16

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

David’s Cabinet Joab son of Zeruiah was general in command of the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was secretary;

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 4:3 : 3 Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, wrote down what happened. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was in charge of the records.
  • 1 Chr 11:6 : 6 David said,“Whoever attacks the Jebusites first will become commanding general!” So Joab son of Zeruiah attacked first and became commander.
  • 2 Sam 19:13 : 13 Say to Amasa,‘Are you not my flesh and blood? God will punish me severely, if from this time on you are not the commander of my army in place of Joab!’”
  • 2 Sam 20:23-24 : 23 Now Joab was the general in command of all the army of Israel. Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Kerethites and the Perethites. 24 Adoniram was supervisor of the work crews. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the secretary.
  • 1 Chr 18:15-17 : 15 Joab son of Zeruiah was commanding general of the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was secretary; 16 Zadok son of Ahitub and Abimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha was scribe; 17 Benaiah son of Jehoiada supervised the Kerethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were the king’s leading officials.

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  • 1 Chr 18:15-17
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    96%

    15Joab son of Zeruiah was commanding general of the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was secretary;

    16Zadok son of Ahitub and Abimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha was scribe;

    17Benaiah son of Jehoiada supervised the Kerethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were the king’s leading officials.

  • 2 Sam 20:23-25
    3 verses
    84%

    23Now Joab was the general in command of all the army of Israel. Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Kerethites and the Perethites.

    24Adoniram was supervisor of the work crews. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the secretary.

    25Sheva was the scribe, and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests.

  • 1 Kgs 4:2-4
    3 verses
    84%

    2These were his officials:Azariah son of Zadok was the priest.

    3Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, wrote down what happened. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was in charge of the records.

    4Benaiah son of Jehoiada was commander of the army.Zadok and Abiathar were priests.

  • 2 Sam 8:17-18
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    81%

    17Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Seraiah was scribe;

    18Benaiah son of Jehoiada supervised the Kerithites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were priests.

  • 1 Chr 27:34
    77%

    34Ahithophel was succeeded by Jehoiada son of Benaiah and by Abiathar.Joab was the commanding general of the king’s army.

  • 1 Chr 27:25
    73%

    25Royal Officials Azmaveth son of Adiel was in charge of the king’s storehouses;Jonathan son of Uzziah was in charge of the storehouses in the field, in the cities, in the towns, and in the towers.

  • 1 Chr 8:31
    71%

    31Gedor, Ahio, Zeker, and Mikloth.

  • 1 Chr 8:14-15
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    70%

    14Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth,

    15Zebadiah, Arad, Eder,

  • 1 Chr 11:39
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    39Zelek the Ammonite,Naharai the Beerothite, the armor-bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah,

  • Neh 11:9
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    9Joel son of Zicri was the officer in charge of them, and Judah son of Hassenuah was second-in-command over the city.

  • 1 Chr 26:22
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    22and the sons of Jehieli, Zetham and his brother Joel. They were in charge of the storehouses in the LORD’s temple.

  • 1 Chr 12:3
    69%

    3Ahiezer, the leader, and Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; Berachah,Jehu the Anathothite,

  • 1 Chr 12:6-7
    2 verses
    69%

    6Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer, and Jashobeam, who were Korahites,

    7and Joelah and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham from Gedor.

  • 1 Chr 11:6
    69%

    6David said,“Whoever attacks the Jebusites first will become commanding general!” So Joab son of Zeruiah attacked first and became commander.

  • 2 Chr 31:13
    69%

    13Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismakiah, Mahath, and Benaiah worked under the supervision of Konaniah and his brother Shimei, as directed by King Hezekiah and Azariah, the supervisor of God’s temple.

  • 1 Kgs 4:6
    69%

    6Ahishar was supervisor of the palace. Adoniram son of Abda was supervisor of the work crews.

  • 2 Sam 17:25
    69%

    25Absalom had made Amasa general in command of the army in place of Joab.(Now Amasa was the son of an Israelite man named Jether, who had married Abigail the daughter of Nahash and sister of Zeruiah, Joab’s mother.)

  • 2 Sam 24:4
    69%

    4But the king’s edict stood, despite the objections of Joab and the leaders of the army. So Joab and the leaders of the army left the king’s presence in order to muster the Israelite army.

  • 2 Sam 23:37
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    37Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite(the armor-bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah),

  • 2 Sam 14:1
    69%

    1David Permits Absalom to Return to Jerusalem Now Joab son of Zeruiah realized that the king longed to see Absalom.

  • 1 Chr 19:8
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    8When David heard the news, he sent Joab and the entire army to meet them.

  • 1 Chr 2:16
    68%

    16Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah’s three sons were Abshai, Joab, and Asahel.

  • 1 Chr 23:11
    68%

    11Jahath was the oldest and Zizah the second oldest. Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they were considered one family with one responsibility.

  • 1 Kgs 2:35
    68%

    35The king appointed Benaiah son of Jehoiada to take his place at the head of the army, and the king appointed Zadok the priest to take Abiathar’s place.

  • 1 Chr 4:22
    68%

    22Jokim, the men of Cozeba, and Joash and Saraph, both of whom ruled in Moab and Jashubi Lehem.(This information is from ancient records.)

  • 1 Chr 8:27
    68%

    27Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zikri were the sons of Jeroham.

  • 1 Kgs 4:17
    68%

    17Jehoshaphat son of Paruah was in charge of Issachar.

  • Ezra 8:9
    68%

    9from the descendants of Joab, Obadiah son of Jehiel, and with him 218 men;

  • 2 Kgs 8:16
    68%

    16Jehoram’s Reign over Judah In the fifth year of the reign of Israel’s King Joram, son of Ahab, Jehoshaphat’s son Jehoram became king over Judah.

  • 2 Sam 8:15
    68%

    15David reigned over all Israel; he guaranteed justice for all his people.

  • 1 Chr 11:41
    68%

    41Uriah the Hittite,Zabad son of Achli,

  • 1 Chr 15:11
    68%

    11David summoned the priests Zadok and Abiathar, along with the Levites Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab.

  • 2 Chr 26:11
    68%

    11Uzziah had an army of skilled warriors trained for battle. They were organized by divisions according to the muster rolls made by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer under the authority of Hananiah, a royal official.

  • 2 Chr 17:18
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    18and Jehozabad led 180,000 trained warriors.

  • 1 Chr 6:9
    68%

    9Ahimaaz was the father of Azariah, and Azariah was the father of Johanan.

  • 1 Chr 24:6
    68%

    6The scribe Shemaiah son of Nethanel, a Levite, wrote down their names before the king, the officials, Zadok the priest, Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the leaders of the priestly and Levite families. One family was drawn by lot from Eleazar, and then the next from Ithamar.

  • 1 Chr 27:28
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    28Baal-Hanan the Gederite was in charge of the olive and sycamore trees in the foothills; Joash was in charge of the storehouses of olive oil.

  • 1 Chr 8:17
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    17Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber,

  • 2 Sam 8:12
    68%

    12including Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and Amalek. This also included some of the plunder taken from King Hadadezer son of Rehob of Zobah.

  • 1 Chr 8:19
    68%

    19Jakim, Zikri, Zabdi,

  • 1 Chr 4:35
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    35Joel, Jehu son of Joshibiah(son of Seraiah, son of Asiel),