Joab
24 references
- 1. Son of David's sister 1 Chr. 2:16
- Commander of David's army 2 Sam. 8:16; 20:23; 1 Chr. 11:6; 18:15; 27:34
- Dedicated the plunder of his battles 1 Chr. 26:28
- Defeated the Jebusites 1 Chr. 11:6
- Defeats and kills Abner 2 Sam. 2:13-32; 3:27; 1 Kgs. 2:5
- Destroys all the males in Edom 1 Kgs. 11:16
- (See title) Ps. 60
- Defeats the Ammonites 2 Sam. 10:7-14; 1 Chr. 19:6-15
- Captures Rabbah 2 Sam. 11:1,15-25; 12:26-29; 1 Chr. 20:1,2
- Procures the return of Absalom to Jerusalem 2 Sam. 14:1-24
- Barley field of, burned by Absalom 2 Sam. 14:29-33
- Pursues and kills Absalom 2 Sam. 18
- Censures David for lamenting the death of Absalom 2 Sam. 19:1-8
- Replaced by Amasa as commander of David's army 2 Sam. 17:25; 19:13
- Kills Amasa 2 Sam. 20:8-13; 1 Kgs. 2:5
- Causes Sheba to be put to death 2 Sam. 20:16-22
- Opposes the numbering of the people 2 Sam. 24:3; 1 Chr. 21:3
- Numbers the people 2 Sam. 24:4-9; 1 Chr. 21:4,5; 27:23,24
- Supports Adonijah as successor to David 1 Kgs. 1:7; 2:28
- Killed by Benaiah, under Solomon's order 1 Kgs. 2:29-34
- 2. A grandson of Kenaz 1 Chr. 4:14
- 3. An Israelite (or the name of two Israelites) whose descendants returned from Babylon to Jerusalem Ezra 2:6; 8:9; Neh. 7:11
- 4. "The household of Joab," 1 Chr. 2:54
- Probably identical with number one
From Nave's Topical Bible (1896). Public domain.