KJV King James Version
And after Ahithophel [was] Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar: and the general of the king’s army [was] Joab.
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1 Chronicles 27:34
And after Ahithophel [was] Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar: and the general of the king’s army [was] Joab.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Ahithophel was succeeded by Jehoiada son of Benaiah, then by Abiathar. Joab was the commander of the king’s army.
WEB World English Bible
and after Ahithophel was Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar: and the captain of the king’s army was Joab.
ASV American Standard Version
and after Ahithophel was Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar: and the captain of the king’s host was Joab.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and after Ahithophel is Jehoiada son of Benaiah, and Abiathar; and the head of the host of the king is Joab.
Surrounding context — 1 Chronicles 27
31 And over the flocks [was] Jaziz the Hagerite. All these [were] the rulers of the substance which [was] king David’s.
32 Also Jonathan David’s uncle was a counseller, a wise man, and a scribe: and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni [was] with the king’s sons:
33 And Ahithophel [was] the king’s counseller: and Hushai the Archite [was] the king’s companion:
34 And after Ahithophel [was] Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar: and the general of the king’s army [was] Joab.
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וְאַחֲרֵ֣יH310 · a.charafterאֲחִיתֹ֗פֶלH302 · a.chi.to.phelAhithophelיְהוֹיָדָ֤עH3077 · ye.ho.ya.daJehoiadaבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childבְּנָיָ֙הוּ֙H1141 · be.na.yahBenaiahוְאֶבְיָתָ֔רH54 · ev.ya.tarAbiatharוְשַׂר־H8269 · sarrulerצָבָ֥אH6635 · tsa.vaarmyלַמֶּ֖לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingיוֹאָֽב׃ פH3097 · yo.avJoab
Cross-references
1 Kings 1:7And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped [him].1 Chronicles 11:6And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief.1 Chronicles 27:5The third captain of the host for the third month [was] Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, a chief priest: and in his course [were] twenty and four thousand.
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