KJV King James Version
Now Joab [was] over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada [was] over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites:
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2 Samuel 20:23
Now Joab [was] over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada [was] over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Now Joab was over the whole army of Israel; Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites;
WEB World English Bible
Now Joab was over all the army of Israel; and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites;
ASV American Standard Version
Now Joab was over all the host of Israel; and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Joab is over all the host of Israel, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada is over the Cherethite, and over the Pelethite,
Surrounding context — 2 Samuel 20
20 And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.
21 The matter [is] not so: but a man of mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, hath lifted up his hand against the king, [even] against David: deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said unto Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall.
22 Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and cast [it] out to Joab. And he blew a trumpet, and they retired from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king.
23 Now Joab [was] over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada [was] over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites:
24 And Adoram [was] over the tribute: and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud [was] recorder:
25 And Sheva [was] scribe: and Zadok and Abiathar [were] the priests:
26 And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David.
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וְיוֹאָ֕בH3097 · yo.avJoabאֶ֥לH413 · elto(wards)כָּל־H3605 · kolallהַצָּבָ֖אH6635 · tsa.vaarmyיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelוּבְנָיָה֙H1141 · be.na.yahBenaiahבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childיְה֣וֹיָדָ֔עH3077 · ye.ho.ya.daJehoiadaעַל־H5921 · aluponהַכְּרֵתִ֖יH3774 · ke.re.tiCherethiteוְעַל־H5921 · aluponהַפְּלֵתִֽי׃H6432 · pe.le.tiPelethite
Cross-references
2 Samuel 8:16-18And Joab the son of Zeruiah [was] over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud [was] recorder;1 Chronicles 18:15-17And Joab the son of Zeruiah [was] over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, recorder.1 Kings 4:3-6Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder.
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