Joab

1. Son of David's sister1Ch 2:16
Commander of David's army2Sa 8:16 2Sa 20:23 1Ch 11:6 1Ch 18:15 1Ch 27:34
Dedicated the plunder of his battles1Ch 26:28
Defeated the Jebusites1Ch 11:6
Defeats and kills Abner2Sa 2:13–32 2Sa 3:27 1Ki 2:5
Destroys all the males in Edom1Ki 11:16
(See title)Psa 60
Defeats the Ammonites2Sa 10:7–14 1Ch 19:6–15
Captures Rabbah2Sa 11:1 2Sa 11:15–25 2Sa 12:26–29 1Ch 20:1 1Ch 20:2
Procures the return of Absalom to Jerusalem2Sa 14:1–24
Barley field of, burned by Absalom2Sa 14:29–33
Pursues and kills Absalom2Sa 18
Censures David for lamenting the death of Absalom2Sa 19:1–8
Replaced by Amasa as commander of David's army2Sa 17:25 2Sa 19:13
Kills Amasa2Sa 20:8–13 1Ki 2:5
Causes Sheba to be put to death2Sa 20:16–22
Opposes the numbering of the people2Sa 24:3 1Ch 21:3
Numbers the people2Sa 24:4–9 1Ch 21:4 1Ch 21:5 1Ch 27:23 1Ch 27:24
Supports Adonijah as successor to David1Ki 1:7 1Ki 2:28
Killed by Benaiah, under Solomon's order1Ki 2:29–34
2. A grandson of Kenaz1Ch 4:14
3. An Israelite (or the name of two Israelites) whose descendants returned from Babylon to JerusalemEzr 2:6 Ezr 8:9 Neh 7:11
4. "The household of Joab,"1Ch 2:54
Probably identical with number one