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Joab

1. Son of David's sister—1Ch 2:16

• Commander of David's army
• —2Sa 8:16; 20:23; 1Ch 11:6; 18:15; 27:34
• Dedicated the plunder of his battles
• —1Ch 26:28
• Defeated the Jebusites
• —1Ch 11:6
• Defeats and kills Abner
• —2Sa 2:13-32; 3:27; 1Ki 2:5
• Destroys all the males in Edom
• —1Ki 11:16
• (See title)
• —Ps 60
• Defeats the Ammonites
• —2Sa 10:7-14; 1Ch 19:6-15
• Captures Rabbah
• —2Sa 11:1,15-25; 12:26-29; 1Ch 20:1,2
• Procures the return of Absalom to Jerusalem
• —2Sa 14:1-24
• Barley field of, burned by Absalom
• —2Sa 14:29-33
• Pursues and kills Absalom
• —2Sa 18
• Censures David for lamenting the death of Absalom
• —2Sa 19:1-8
• Replaced by Amasa as commander of David's army
• —2Sa 17:25; 19:13
• Kills Amasa
• —2Sa 20:8-13; 1Ki 2:5
• Causes Sheba to be put to death
• —2Sa 20:16-22
• Opposes the numbering of the people
• —2Sa 24:3; 1Ch 21:3
• Numbers the people
• —2Sa 24:4-9; 1Ch 21:4,5; 27:23,24
• Supports Adonijah as successor to David
• —1Ki 1:7; 2:28
• Killed by Benaiah, under Solomon's order
• —1Ki 2:29-34

2. A grandson of Kenaz—1Ch 4:14

3. An Israelite (or the name of two Israelites) whose descendants returned from Babylon to Jerusalem—Ezr 2:6; 8:9; Ne 7:11

4. "The household of Joab,"—1Ch 2:54

• Probably identical with number one
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