Now David said, “Whoever attacks the Jebusites first shall be [a]chief and captain.” And Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, and became chief.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 11:6 Lit. head

David had said, “Whoever leads the attack on the Jebusites will become commander in chief.” Joab(A) son of Zeruiah went up first, and so he received the command.

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16 (A)Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; (B)Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;

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16 Joab(A) son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat(B) son of Ahilud was recorder;(C)

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David’s Government Officers

23 And (A)Joab was over all the army of Israel; Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites;

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David’s Officials

23 Joab(A) was over Israel’s entire army; Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Kerethites and Pelethites;

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27 Now when Abner had returned to Hebron, Joab (A)took him aside in the gate to speak with him privately, and there [a]stabbed him (B)in the stomach, so that he died for the blood of (C)Asahel his brother.

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  1. 2 Samuel 3:27 Lit. struck

27 Now when Abner(A) returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside into an inner chamber, as if to speak with him privately. And there, to avenge the blood of his brother Asahel, Joab stabbed him(B) in the stomach, and he died.(C)

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18 Now the (A)three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab and Abishai and Asahel. And Asahel was (B)as fleet of foot (C)as a wild gazelle.

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18 The three sons of Zeruiah(A) were there: Joab,(B) Abishai(C) and Asahel.(D) Now Asahel was as fleet-footed as a wild gazelle.(E)

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25 So the men of Israel said, “Have you seen this man who has come up? Surely he has come up to defy Israel; and it shall be that the man who kills him the king will enrich with great riches, (A)will give him his daughter, and give his father’s house exemption from taxes in Israel.”

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25 Now the Israelites had been saying, “Do you see how this man keeps coming out? He comes out to defy Israel. The king will give great wealth to the man who kills him. He will also give him his daughter(A) in marriage and will exempt his family from taxes(B) in Israel.”

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16 (A)And Caleb said, “He who [a]attacks Kirjath Sepher and takes it, to him I will give Achsah my daughter as wife.” 17 So (B)Othniel the (C)son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it; and he gave him (D)Achsah his daughter as wife.

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  1. Joshua 15:16 Lit. strikes

16 And Caleb said, “I will give my daughter Aksah(A) in marriage to the man who attacks and captures Kiriath Sepher.” 17 Othniel(B) son of Kenaz, Caleb’s brother, took it; so Caleb gave his daughter Aksah to him in marriage.

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