Skip to content- 1. Son of David's sister1Ch 2:16
- Commander of David's army2Sa 8:162Sa 20:231Ch 11:61Ch 18:151Ch 27:34
- Dedicated the plunder of his battles1Ch 26:28
- Defeated the Jebusites1Ch 11:6
- Defeats and kills Abner2Sa 2:13–322Sa 3:271Ki 2:5
- Destroys all the males in Edom1Ki 11:16
- (See title)Psa 60
- Defeats the Ammonites2Sa 10:7–141Ch 19:6–15
- Captures Rabbah2Sa 11:12Sa 11:15–252Sa 12:26–291Ch 20:11Ch 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 17:252Sa 19:13
- Kills Amasa2Sa 20:8–131Ki 2:5
- Causes Sheba to be put to death2Sa 20:16–22
- Opposes the numbering of the people2Sa 24:31Ch 21:3
- Numbers the people2Sa 24:4–91Ch 21:41Ch 21:51Ch 27:231Ch 27:24
- Supports Adonijah as successor to David1Ki 1:71Ki 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 2:6Ezr 8:9Neh 7:11
- 4. "The household of Joab,"1Ch 2:54
- Probably identical with number one
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