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Joab

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Joab in the Bible Dictionary

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

From Nave’s Topical Bible (1896), by Orville J. Nave.