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JOAB ;
1. Son of David's sister - 1Ch 2:16
- Commander of David's army
- 2Sa 8:16; 20:23; 1Ch 11:6; 18:15; 27:34- Dedicated the plunder of his battles
- 1Ch 26:28- Defeated the Jebusites
- 1Ch 11:6- Defeats and kills Abner
- 2Sa 2:13-32; 3:27; 1Ki 2:5- Destroys all the males in Edom
- 1Ki 11:16- (See title)
- Ps 60- Defeats the Ammonites
- 2Sa 10:7-14; 1Ch 19:6-15- Captures Rabbah
- 2Sa 11:1,15-25; 12:26-29; 1Ch 20:1,2- Procures the return of Absalom to Jerusalem
- 2Sa 14:1-24- Barley field of, burned by Absalom
- 2Sa 14:29-33- Pursues and kills Absalom
- 2Sa 18- Censures David for lamenting the death of Absalom
- 2Sa 19:1-8- Replaced by Amasa as commander of David's army
- 2Sa 17:25; 19:13- Kills Amasa
- 2Sa 20:8-13; 1Ki 2:5- Causes Sheba to be put to death
- 2Sa 20:16-22- Opposes the numbering of the people
- 2Sa 24:3; 1Ch 21:3- Numbers the people
- 2Sa 24:4-9; 1Ch 21:4,5; 27:23,24- Supports Adonijah as successor to David
- 1Ki 1:7; 2:28- Killed by Benaiah, under Solomon's order
- 1Ki 2:29-342. A grandson of Kenaz - 1Ch 4:14
3. An Israelite (or the name of two Israelites) whose descendants returned from Babylon to Jerusalem - Ezr 2:6; 8:9; Ne 7:11
4. "The household of Joab," - 1Ch 2:54
- Probably identical with number one
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