1 Chronicles 2:54

2:54 The sons of Salma:

Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth-Joab, half the Manahathites, the Zorites,

1 Chronicles 11:26

11:26 The mighty warriors were:

Asahel the brother of Joab,

Elhanan son of Dodo, from Bethlehem, ¹ 

1 Chronicles 11:39

11:39 Zelek the Ammonite,

Naharai the Beerothite, the armor-bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah,

1 Chronicles 19:8

19:8 When David heard the news, he sent Joab and the entire army to meet them. ² 

1 Chronicles 19:14

19:14 So Joab and his men ³  marched toward the Arameans to do battle, and they fled before him.

1 Chronicles 21:6

21:6 Now Joab ⁴  did not number Levi and Benjamin, for the king’s edict disgusted him.

1 Chronicles 27:34

27:34 Ahithophel was succeeded by Jehoiada son of Benaiah and by Abiathar.

Joab was the commanding general of the king’s army.

¹ map For location see Map5-B1; Map7-E2; Map8-E2; Map10-B4.

¹ tn The words “the news” and “to meet them” are added in the translation for stylistic reasons and for clarification.

¹ tn Heb “and the army which was with him.”

¹ tn Heb “he”; the proper name (“Joab”) has been substituted for the pronoun here for stylistic reasons; the proper name occurs at the end of the verse in the Hebrew text, where it has been replaced by the pronoun (“him”) in the translation.