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

³ Elihoreph and Ahijah the sons of Shisha were secretaries; ^(A)Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;

⁶ David said, “Whoever strikes the Jebusites first ^(A)shall be chief and commander.” And Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, so he became chief.

¹³ And say to Amasa, ^(A)‘Are you not my bone and my flesh? ^(B)God do so to me and more also, if you are not ^(C)commander of my army from now on in place of Joab.’”

¹⁵ And ^(A)Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; ^16 (B)and Zadok the son of Ahitub and ^(C)Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were priests; and ^(D)Shavsha was secretary; ¹⁷ and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were the ^(E)chief officials in the service of the king.

^23 (A)Now Joab was in command of all the army of Israel; and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was in command of the Cherethites and the Pelethites; ²⁴ and ^(B)Adoram was in charge of the forced labor; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder;