¹⁶ He will take your male and female servants, your best cattle, and your donkeys and use them all for his own work.

²³ Remember ·what we talked about [the promise we made]. The Lord is a witness between you and me forever.”

⁶ David had said, “The person who ·leads the [or is the first to] ·attack against [kill one of] the Jebusites will become ·the commander over all my army [commander-in-chief].” Joab son of Zeruiah ·led the attack [went up first], so he became ·the commander of the army [chief].

¹⁵ Joab son of Zeruiah was commander over the army. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the ·recorder [secretary; royal historian].

³⁴ Jehoiada and Abiathar later took Ahithophel’s place in ·advising [counseling] the king. Jehoiada was Benaiah’s son. Joab was the commander of the king’s army.