Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host, and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder.

New American Standard Bible

Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army, and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder.

King James Version

And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;

Holman Bible

Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army;
Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was court historian;

International Standard Version

Zeruiah's son Joab served in charge of the army, Ahilud's son Jehoshaphat was his personal archivist,

A Conservative Version

And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army, and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder,

American Standard Version

And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;

Amplified

Joab the son of Zeruiah was [commander] over the army; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder (secretary);

Bible in Basic English

And Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the army; and Jehoshaphat, the son of Ahilud, was keeper of the records;

Darby Translation

And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was chronicler;

Julia Smith Translation

And Joab, son of Zeruiah, over the army; and Jehoshaphat, son of Ahilud, remembering.

King James 2000

And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;

Lexham Expanded Bible

Joab the son of Zeruiah [was] over the army, and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud [was] secretary.

Modern King James verseion

And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army. And Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder.

NET Bible

Joab son of Zeruiah was general in command of the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was secretary;

New Heart English Bible

Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;

The Emphasized Bible

and, Joab, son of Zeruiah, was over the army, - and, Jehoshaphat, son of Ahilud, was remembrancer.

Webster

And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;

World English Bible

Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;

Youngs Literal Translation

and Joab son of Zeruiah is over the host, and Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud is remembrancer,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And Joab
יואב 
Yow'ab 
Usage: 145

of Zeruiah
צרוּיה 
Ts@ruwyah 
Usage: 26

was over the host
צבאה צבא 
Tsaba' 
Usage: 483

יהושׁפט 
Y@howshaphat 
Usage: 84

of Ahilud
אחילוּד 
'Achiyluwd 
Usage: 5

Context Readings

David's Cabinet

15 And David reigned over all Israel and executed right and justice unto all his people. 16 And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host, and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder. 17 And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were the priests, and Seraiah was the scribe.



Cross References

1 Kings 4:3

Elihoreph and Ahijah the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder.

1 Chronicles 11:6

Then said David, "Whosoever smite the Jebusites first, shall be the principal captain and a lord." And Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was therefore the chief captain.

2 Samuel 19:13

And say to Amasa, 'Art thou not my bone and my flesh? And God do so to me and so thereto: except thou be captain of the host to me forever in the room of Joab.'"

2 Samuel 20:23-24

And Joab was over all the host of Israel. And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites.

1 Chronicles 18:15-17

And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host, and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud recorder,

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